Джон Лайдон цитаты
Джон Лайдон
Дата рождения: 31. Январь 1956
Джон Джо́зеф Ла́йдон — британский рок-музыкант, фронтмен и основной автор песен панк-группы Sex Pistols , а позже Public Image Ltd. Джон Лайдон был «истинным мозгом Sex Pistols» и вошёл в историю рока как «один из самых влиятельных и почитаемых» исполнителей.
В середине 1970-х годов Лайдон оказался в центре внимания британских СМИ как выразитель протеста против музыкального истеблишмента, британской классовой системы и монархии; впоследствии — приобрёл репутацию остроумного комментатора, теле- и радиоведущего, а также — по выражению обозревателя журнала Q — «статус бесценного национального достояния».
Занял 87-е место в списке радиопередачи Би-Би-Си «100 величайших британцев» в 2002 году.
Цитаты Джон Лайдон
„If you are pissing people off, you know you are doing something right“
— John Lydon, Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs
„I'm not very good at handling stupid people. I must admit.“
— John Lydon, Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs
„It’s a record that I still can play to this day, and still hear new things.“
— John Lydon
Context: My favourite album by her is The Dreaming, and I think she produced that one herself. That got a lot of criticism — but I loved it. It was overloaded with textures, and tones and all manner of things. It’s a record that I still can play to this day, and still hear new things.
„Ever get the feeling you've been cheated? Good night!“
— John Lydon
At the end of the last Sex Pistols concert, Winterland Theater, San Francisco, California (14 January 1978)
„When I first heard it, I thought that's extremely challenging, the vocal — it was almost hysterical, and it was so up there, the register, but it was absolutely fascinating. And I know at the time a lot of my friends couldn't bear it, they thought it was just "too much" — but that's exactly what drew me in.“
— John Lydon
On Kate Bush's first hit, "Wuthering Heights"
„[Replying to the question of the presenter: "where did the name "Sex Pistols" come from, who thought this name up?"] Some animal. I can't remember. It doesn't matter. It's history.“
— John Lydon
The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder (27th June 1980)
„England's a violent place. Too violent for me. That's why I prefer it here (the USA). For a gun-toting nation, Americans are surprisingly passive. This place suits me and the wife.“
— John Lydon
Interview: Seven Magazine in the London Telegraph (6 January 2008)
