Rock n’ roll’s had a good time out of me – and I’ve had a very good time out of rock n’ roll.
LEMMYI’m against any religion, and Communism and Nazism – they’re both equally religions. They’re just replacement gods.
More Lemmy Quotes
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I don’t know, I’ve always written songs that are mainly about attitude, not me personally.
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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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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’d never have left Hawkwind if I hadn’t been fired.
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I like hard, aggressive music.
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Growing up in America is like being taught to be stupid.
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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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I was in the Rockin’ Vicars, which was the first British band to tour behind the Iron Curtain.
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A lot of photos were taken of us next to milk churns.
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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’m not a poker player; I play slot machines.
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Got two kids; one’s a record producer who lives just up the road from me – great guitarist and piano player, too.
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Touring is too much fun to stop.
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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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Elvis inspired my sideburns, but Little Richard inspired me for vocals.
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