The class system is there to remind you that you’re just a dirty oik because you came from that side of the tracks. - John Lydon

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The class system is there to remind you that you’re just a dirty oik because you came from that side of the tracks.

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About John Lydon

John Joseph Lydon (born 31 January 1956) is an English rock musician also known as Johnny Rotten, the name he used when lead singer of seminal punk group the Sex Pistols. He was also lead vocalist for Public Image Ltd.

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Pen Names: Johnny Rotten
Birth Name: John Joseph Lydon
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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.
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