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I’ve not done any of this for superstardom, quite the opposite. I threw away the rock star mantle. And for that, there’s resentment too: ‘How dare he, how dare he.’

— John Lydon Interview with Los Angeles Times (2015)

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If the Royal Family was going to assassinate someone, they would have gotten rid of me a long time ago.

Turn the other cheek too often and you get a razor through it.

Ever get the feeling you've been cheated? Good night!

Punk is like looking at a mirror. I already have a mirror so I don't need the Offspring to remind me how gorgeous I am.

You don't write "God Save The Queen" because you hate the English race, you write a song like that because you love them; and you're fed up with them being mistreated.

The Filth and the Fury (2000)

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