360 Quotes by John Lydon

Gossip is a very dangerous tool. We should be more wary of the gossiper, and not the gossip they’re trying to relay to you.

For me, the best rock is not what you play – it’s what you’re not playing.

If my leg falls off, I’ll get a prosthetic. There’d be no deep sadness about. I’d just get on with it! It’s called life, and I love life. You have to be positive, and you have to crack on no matter what.

Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?

I think there’s something basically wrong with the general public that they do need their icons.

I’m not here for your amusement. You’re here for mine.

People don’t like other poor people, and rather than blame the people that make you all poor, you blame each other.

You need the past as a guideline. The history of music is a good basis, but to escape that stuff, that tortuous rulebook, you have to learn it first. It’s kind of like religion – once you’ve written the Bible, that’s it, move on.

I liked him as a bloke, and I like a lot of their songs. I like “Girls On Film,” and I can’t pretend otherwise. I don’t have hatred for different forms of music, in fact I’ve got a great deal of love and openness to everything done by anybody. Christ, I have to: I’ve got two Alvin Stardust albums.