360 Quotes by John Lydon

I never wore a studded leather jacket, y’know. Ne-va!

You’ll find that empty vessels make the most sound.

I’d rather give up my ears than my eyes, which might sound unusual for a musician.

I don’t need a Rolls Royce, I don’t need a house in the country, I don’t want to have to live in France. I don’t have any rock and roll heroes; they’re all useless. The Stones and The Who don’t mean anything anymore; they’re established. The Stones are more of a business than a band.

If I’m left to my own devices, I will be tempted to make the most unlistenable music possible.

Every single lyric I’ve ever written I meant.

Chaos was my philosophy. Oh, yeah. Have no rules. If people start to build fences around you, break out and do something else. You should never, ever be understood completely. That’s like the kiss of death, isn’t it? It’s a full stop. I don’t ever think you should put full stops on thoughts. They change.

I have values. But morals are Christian. There’s no religion here. Values. Don’t hurt when you don’t need to, but don’t let anybody step over that line – it’s an invisible line, but it’s respect for somebody’s space.

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.