John Lennon on Philosophy
Browse 3 quotations attributed to John Lennon, catalogued under Philosophy, with dates where available.
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Attributed to John Lennon, entry #104887: "If people take any notice of what we say, we say we've been through the drug scene, man, and there's nothing like being straight."
Attributed to John Lennon, entry #137475: "We thought being offered the M.B.E. was as funny as everybody else thought it was. Why? What for? We didn't believe it. It was a part we didn't want. We all met and agreed it was …"
3 Quotes by John Lennon on Philosophy
"If people take any notice of what we say, we say we've been through the drug scene, man, and there's nothing like being straight."
"We thought being offered the M.B.E. was as funny as everybody else thought it was. Why? What for? We didn't believe it. It was a part we didn't want. We all met and agreed it was daft."
"These critics with the illusions they've created about artists — it's like idol worship. They only like people when they're on their way up … I cannot be on the way up again. … What they want is dead heroes, like Sid Vicious and James Dean. I'm not interesting in being a dead hero. … So forget 'em, forget 'em."