The Beatles are the classical music of rock n’ roll. And rock n’ roll is far more widespread than classical will ever be.
LEMMYWomen 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.
More Lemmy Quotes
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You can’t win fame; you have to earn it. If you’re given fame without working for it, then you’re not going to be ready for it.
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Everyone gets depressed. But what do you do? You just go through it.
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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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My hearing is usually O.K.
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The more you learn about everything, the more you learn that everything’s fixed not in your favour.
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I don’t really have the voice for love songs, do I?
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I never thought it was an option.
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You can’t plan your life. It doesn’t work.
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I always wanted to be able to show off like the guitar players do. I think I managed that alright!
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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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Bomber’ was the first song I wrote about war.
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I like hard, aggressive music.
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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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I saw the Beatles play the Cavern in Liverpool when I was 16. They had attitude: Onstage, they were like a four-headed monster.
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My father walked out on us when I was three months old, and my mum, well, she wasn’t the driven sort.
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