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" The joy of life is in the work. "
John Lydon
Work
Joy
Life
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" I love American ski resorts because they're open to everyone, are not incredibly expensive. They're not snobby and you can have fun all day long on the most excellent mountains. "
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" I mean, the genuine roots of culture is folk music. "
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" I like crazy people, especially those who don't see the risk. "
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" Records were vitally important to the development of music and of all music cultures. With that being pushed by the wayside, I can't see an iPod uniting us. In fact it separates us, the streets are full of people bumping into lamp posts, listening to their own little universe, and there's no sharing in that. "
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Listening
" I've created several musical trends, really. That's not because I'm so far out and fabulous. It's because most bands have no ideas of their own. They're so desperate they'll grab at any old straw. "
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" There's many, many ways to write a song. But generally, sitting down at a table and writing is not one of them. "
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" The so-called alleged 'art' of the video - well, the video has killed the radio star, but the video star killed the live musician, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. "
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" I'm sort of of the belief that people kill themselves from the inside out. When they're unhappy with what they're doing, or not achieving things - when your focus is off-kilter. The thing that keeps me ticking is my values. And I maintain them, because they're worthy. I like to wake up and feel I've done no wrong. I like that feeling. "
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" There are some Rolling Stones songs that are just stunners. "
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" My inspiration is everything that the human being gets up to. "
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Human
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" These days young kids don't have any place to form an epic adventure. It's more often in front of the TV screen or a laptop. That's very hard on them. They're being taught daily unsocial skills. Facebook is an unsocial skill. It's so sad. "
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Daily
Skill
" I've always despised the hippies. "
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Always
Hippies
" Pop music I have always loved best. But the more extreme, fascist-led examples of the music business I tend to detest the most. "
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Always
Music
Loved
" Music is a simulation of something, but language is the greatest thing we possess. "
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Language
Greatest
" I'm not here for your amusement. You're here for mine. "
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Here
Mine
Your
" I think there's something basically wrong with the general public that they do need their icons. "
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Something
General
" I'm no one's lap dog, you can't put me on a leash. "
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" I've helped launch 49 careers - those that have been in PiL. To me, they are my babies; whatever they get up to, they know I love them. They've been living in my pockets, and they should show more gratitude. "
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" No matter what you experience in life, it incorporates political tendencies, and in so many ways. "
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You
Political
Matter
" I have a sensible set of values that tell me to never lie. "
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Sensible
Lie
Me
" I've had great pleasure meeting the likes of Newt Gingrich and having a chat with the fellow on a staircase. I found him completely dishonest and totally likeable, because he doesn't care! He knows what a politician is, and he's a perfect embodiment of one. "
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" For me, the best rock is not what you play - it's what you're not playing. "
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" I like America's diversity and its landscapes. "
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" I don't have any expensive habits. I'm not a car collector or any of that nonsense. But I'd love to be incredibly wealthy for no reason at all. "
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" Let's face it, I ain't ever gonna be the best singer in the world, or the best anything. "
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" Until I see an Arab country, a Muslim country, with a democracy, I won't understand how anyone can have a problem with how they're treated. "
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" I hate the technological rip-offs that pass for music formats these days, and go back to vinyl to hear a good record because the sound is always so much fuller. I don't even like listening to music in the car. "
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" I was a very sickly boy when I was young; nearly died when I was 7. I had a life-threatening attack of meningitis, and that put me in a coma for a few months. It took me four years to get my memory back. "
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" If I'm left to my own devices, I will be tempted to make the most unlistenable music possible. "
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