I always open doors for women. It’s just good manners.
LEMMYIn 1967, I had my first black girlfriend, and a lot more ever since then. I just don’t understand racism.
More Lemmy Quotes
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I never liked jazz or anything else. Early rock n’ roll – that was music to me. Everything else was boring.
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I was the kid a lot of other mothers wouldn’t let you play with.
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From the beginning of time, the bad guys always had the best uniforms. Napoleon, the Confederates, the Nazis.
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As a roadie for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, I learned that I should give up being a guitar player.
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I was brought up by two women: my mother and my grandmother.
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In your twenties, you think you are immortal. In your thirties, you hope you are immortal.
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I always write about war, love, death, and injustice. There’s plenty of that around, so I never run out of ideas.
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I don’t know if love exists, not the kind that keeps.
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I wasn’t any good at playing tennis.
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All my dreams came true. There’s not many people that can say that. I mean, most people have to work in a job they hate all their lives, and I can’t imagine that.
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It’s not that I take pride in being unfashionable. It’s just that I’ve gotten used to it.
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Everyone wants to be safe. Well, I got news for you: You can’t be safe. Life’s not safe. Your work isn’t safe.
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I wanted to be a farmer; actually, I wanted to be a horse-breeder. And I had the stallions… but then I heard Little Richard, and that was it.
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I’ve always been alone. I grew up alone. I like it that way. Even when I’m in an arena surrounded by 10,000 people, I’m alone in my head.
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It’s very much up to you, how you shape your life. I mean, I missed out on human relationships. But looking at relationships that I’ve seen along the way, I don’t think I’ve missed much.
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