We need wealthy dogs off the seats of power. They’re taking us back to feudalism and I really don’t want that. But I’m very far from being a socialist. – John Lydon
Heaven is on this earth. There are no angels on the clouds with twanging harps… That’s just another man’s fantasy. – John Lydon
I’ve always said, I thought the Sex Pistols was more Music Hall than anything else – because I think that really, more truths are said in humour than any other form. – John Lydon
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. – John Lydon
You know, I’ve been to some superstars’ houses, and I’ve been really disgusted when I see their platinum discs hanging in the toilet. They’re just there on the walls glaring at you when you’re trying to be occupied with other things. – John Lydon
You can always wake up on the wrong side of the bed and, boo-hiss, everyone suffers. We can all be temperamental. – John Lydon
Over the years, during television interviews, whenever the host or the reviewer or whoever gets cynical and nasty with me, I will behave accordingly. I will defend myself. – John Lydon
I’ve been asked over the years to compile a list of desert-island discs. I couldn’t do that. If I was trapped on a desert island, I don’t think I’d want 10 songs to bring with me. – John Lydon
Dummy Dum Dum was my nickname for years at school. I was the strange one of the family, the one who couldn’t remember his name. – John Lydon
Music can describe emotions far more accurately than words ever can. As soon as I realised that, I knew music was where I wanted to be. – John Lydon
You’re made to feel ugly, and I made ugly beautiful. Just by sheer persistence. Nobody has the right to say that I am ugly, and I will not be a professional victim, you know. Sorry! – John Lydon
If you have something to say then you want someone to pay attention or at least to have the opportunity for them to tell you to shut up and go away. – John Lydon
A record company used to be a very good thing, but they ended up soul-destroyingly trapping people in the accounting department. And you couldn’t get any further, and the heads of each department were changing all the time, so you couldn’t have any permanent relationship within the corporation. – John Lydon
It’s no good being nice and young and naive. There’s no good in that at all. You’ve got to do it all yourself, and you’ve gotta learn quick. And you can’t look for sympathy either. – John Lydon
One of the most beautiful things about Britain, apart from the NHS and the free education, is the British Army. – John Lydon
I nearly die of fear before I go on stage. Something wicked. I can’t eat a thing the day before a gig. – John Lydon
When I write, my brain moves faster than my hands so I’m always trying to picture things. – John Lydon
There are no limits to where our brains can take us. We are, if there be a God, God’s gracious creation. – John Lydon