John Lydon

“I was a very sickly boy when I was young; nearly died when I was 7. I had a life-threatening attack of meningitis, and that put me in a coma for a few months. It took me four years to get my...”

“Me, as a human, I never want to take away another human being's choices or lifestyles or anything.”

“Live music is healthy.”

“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...”

“Situationism is a ludicrous proposition. It's ill-formed and it's perfectly French. That Gallic disposition towards common sense. L'Anarchie!”

“Every single lyric I've ever written I meant.”

“My entire life, socially, was all around the Maggie era. That was the great challenge as a Sex Pistol was how to deal with Margaret Thatcher. I think we did rather good.”

“I'm in England so often I haven't really left, but Americans aren't at all like they're misrepresented through their politicians.”

“If you were to look back at me as a school kid you'd see a very quiet little church mouse kind of character.”

“I never take any commitment lightly, and I certainly don't take my wife lightly. I never did and I never will. That's permanent. That's true love.”

“Look, if the Situationists achieved what they wanted, they would be very unhappy and they would have to be Situationists all over again. It's a never-ending process.”

“Love is 2 minutes and 52 seconds of squelching noises.”

“Oscar Wilde turned the world upside down and was able to laugh at it, and hopefully by the time I'm 120 and worn out, that's what I will achieve. I love being alive so much.”

“I don't believe in pets. I like animals to be wild and free.”

“I love conversation and the sharing of different thoughts and philosophies. That kind of stuff always makes me happy. I don't mind interviews, either - I like doing them.”

“I don't like the monikers, and I don't like being pigeonholed. You know, I'm a human being.”

“I went to visit Alcatraz years ago when I was on tour with the Pistols, and I really liked the atmosphere of the place. I genuinely, really, thoroughly enjoyed the whole morning there. I jus...”

“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.”

“I've helped launch 49 careers - those that have been in PiL. To me, they are my babies; whatever they get up to, they know I love them. They've been living in my pockets, and they should sho...”

“I love pop music. It's not easy to write a good pop song.”