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Quote by John Lennon
Nobody controls me. I'm uncontrollable.
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The speaker says that no one has power over them. “I’m uncontrollable” strengthens this point, presenting them as unwilling or unable to be directed, restrained, or managed by others.
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- Beatles Interviews Database, reproducing the September 1980 Playboy interview
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