I was never going to be a doctor or a lawyer, so being a musician seemed to be the best of what was on offer.
LEMMYI always wanted to be able to show off like the guitar players do. I think I managed that alright!
More Lemmy Quotes
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I find it quite easy to play chords, and, you know, that was all I ever did. I never wanted to be a lead guitarist.
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I can’t say I was really that surprised when the doctor told me I needed a defibrillator inserted in my chest.
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Oh, I listened to a lot of the blues. I love the blues. You know, Slim Harpo, people like that, and Sonny Boy Williamson.
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I hate golf! I still can’t believe Alice Cooper plays golf!
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I guess anything in excess is no good for you, even things that are supposed to be healthy.
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My advice wouldn’t be good to anybody. I don’t see it really being greeted with thunderous applause.
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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 thought we had more in common with punk than with anything else, but we had long hair, so we didn’t fit in that box.
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A lot of photos were taken of us next to milk churns.
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The thing about death is it’s so final, isn’t it, really? As far as we know… Nobody has ever come back and told us about it.
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I listen to everything from Ravel to the Bee Gees.
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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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Rock n’ roll’s had a good time out of me – and I’ve had a very good time out of rock n’ roll.
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Eddie Cochran – I never got to see him live, but he could play. Him and Buddy Holly, they were the best guitarists. They could get a good raunchy beat going.
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I’ve always been very wordy; I’ve got a great vocabulary.
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