Women always left me because I wouldn’t commit, but then nothing changes a relationship like commitment. If you move in with someone, you lose all respect for them.
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More Lemmy Quotes
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I do quite like that Andrew Lloyd Webber song from ‘Cats.’ What’s it called? ‘Memory?’ Sends shivers up your spine.
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I’m against any religion, and Communism and Nazism – they’re both equally religions. They’re just replacement gods.
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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 wasn’t very worried about the Cold War; I was busy being a musician.
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I’m not afraid of death. How can you be afraid of something that’s inevitable?
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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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I don’t really admire musicianship per se – as is obvious from my own playing.
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Nobody in the world could possibly be as mean as I look, could they?
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A lot of photos were taken of us next to milk churns.
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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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We was living in squats in Battersea when we started with Motorhead. And we lived with the Hell’s Angels in this flat. They were always around.
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I’d never have left Hawkwind if I hadn’t been fired.
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I never thought it was an option.
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Kids are generally rotten until the age of about six, when they become people.
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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.
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