Quotes By Johnny Rotton

I nearly die of fear before I go on stage. Something wicked. I can't eat a thing the day before a gig.

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.

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

When you come from desperate poverty, and that's exactly what I come from, you know that nonsenses are not to be tolerated. I'm not sure who gains from chaos, but I know it's not the poor folks in the council flats. The politics of vindictiveness is never, ever anything like a solution.

The only good political movement I've seen lately was Occupy Wall Street. They had no leaders, which was genius. But unfortunately it always ends up with some hippy playing a flute.

I have one major problem with the internet: It's full of liars. There doesn't seem to be any way to answer to people lying about you.

I think I have something valid to say. My words are my bullets. I like to brag that somehow I got it right.

Being born into the Royal Family is like being born into a mental asylum. Marrying into it is not something to be taken lightly.

Pop music I have always loved best.

I think national pride leads to nothing but wars and hate.

If anyone asks for your autograph they're showing you respect and give it back to them.

I love a bit of flag-waving.

I've never said I'm a communist.

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.

Rules are important, but they're temporary and they're always supposed to be changed.

I don't release records to be anything but enjoyable.

I don't believe in anarchy, because it will ultimately amount to the power of the bully, with weapons. Gandhi is my life's inspiration: passive resistance. I don't want to live in the Thunderdome with Mad Max.

The day I run out of ideas is the day I stop making records.

I like America's diversity and its landscapes.

I keep falling off the edge of the stage because I can't see it. I can't see my wrinkles in the mirror either, though.

I'm not blowing my own trumpet here, but I made a rap song 20 years ago with Afrika Bambaataa.

I mean, the genuine roots of culture is folk music.