Album: Public Image (1978)
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  • Public Image Ltd. opened their self-titled debut album with this song that has the agonizing refrain, "I wish I could die." John Lydon explained to Mojo magazine August 2012: "You've got to know the second line, 'But I will survive.' There's hope in misery. I used to have very bad depressions when I was younger, because of the headaches from the meningitis. I'm still very prone to them, but I've learnt now, when I feel down, to just let that moment happen and go into a deep think, rather than a self-pity, because self-pity doesn't solve anything."

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