Top 254 Quotes & Sayings by John Lydon - Page 5

I don't mind dancing the robot if the chemicals are ok, but beyond that the robot will not pull my strings.

Some visualize the Pistols era in shades of black and white. It wasn't. Actually, the colors I envision are neon or army dirt green with fluorescent pink--anything that would annoy."

Anyone who's parading under a $100,00-plus video is not free from corporate. That's just the MTV advertising agency. I find them all to be just a bit of a sham.

That's where money comes from, you work hard and you earn and then you spend it on correct things, and Public Image is a correct thing.

Love is two minutes and fifty-two seconds of squishy sounds.

I come from the school of do it yourself mate. Unfortunately over the years there's been quite a few of, "Can you do it for us Johnny, so we can grab all your glory?".

I'd love to have been born into a wealthy family. I might have turned out even more marvellous than I am now.

I will always pay respect and homage to my early years, because that's what gave me the initial push to go on and do what it is I do. That's where I learned the love and respect for music.

Maybe I'm a prehistoric monster by being an individual. It's highly likely. All I offer to others is their own individuality. Grab it!

What do you have to do to get people to take an interest? I'm not going to go out and cause a silly sex scandal just to sell a record!

The way the music industry is now geared, it's fewer accolades towards new and upcoming acts. New bands offer bright creativity. It's a set format. A venue would rather hire a DJ than a band, and that's a problem.

Anybody who says, "Look, John, I'm a politician. Don't believe a word I say," is a friend of mine.

I don't believe in pets. I like animals to be wild and free. But I can sit and watch an ant run up and down the floor for hours. I use a magnifying glass to look at the beautiful shape of the thing.

What I like or dislike in music is my internal affair. I never want an audience out there to be influenced because John said. I don't want to have to endure that kind of nonsense. I work for the art of the individual.