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.
– Johnny Rotten
Do what I want, be honest to myself and then it would do good for others, that's all, full on.
– Johnny Rotten
Don't accept the old order. Get rid of it.
– Johnny Rotten
I'm no one's lap dog, you can't put me on a leash.
– Johnny Rotten
If you were to look back at me as a school kid you'd see a very quiet little church mouse kind of character.
– Johnny Rotten
It's a loser's emblem (swastika), because the Nazis lost the war. It's ridiculous to suggest we are involved with fascists. All my best friends are black, gay, Irish or criminals.
– Johnny Rotten
It's a repressive society where you can't be horrible, I'm not horrible, they made me horrible, I'm just honest.
– Johnny Rotten
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.
– Johnny Rotten
Love is 2 minutes and 52 seconds of squelching noises.
– Johnny Rotten
People don't like other poor people, and rather than blame the people that make you all poor, you blame each other.
– Johnny Rotten
Sometimes the most positive thing you can be in a boring society is absolutely negative.
– Johnny Rotten
There's nothing glorious in dying. Anyone can do it.
– Johnny Rotten
You'll find that empty vessels make the most sound.
– Johnny Rotten
You'll get one number and one number only, 'cause I'm a lazy bastard!