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.
LEMMYI 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.
More Lemmy Quotes
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It’s much more fun to be full of hope than pessimism any day of the week.
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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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My hearing is usually O.K.
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I don’t only collect Nazi stuff; I collect objects from all the Axis countries.
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I dislike religion quite intensely. It’s been the cause of all the grief in the world ever since they discovered the first stone to worship.
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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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When you leave the house, it isn’t safe. The air you breathe isn’t going to be safe, not for very long. That’s why you have to enjoy the moment.
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Am I going to get my warts removed? I might do, but I’m certainly not going to auction them on the Internet.
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Just ’cause something’s popular, it can still be good. In fact, if more people are buying it, then you must be doing something right.
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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 think love’s an infatuation that turns into a habit, because you can’t keep that passion going. You get used to people, and that’s death for me – I like to be surprised.
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People don’t know how to be outrageous anymore.
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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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The Beatles are the classical music of rock n’ roll. And rock n’ roll is far more widespread than classical will ever be.
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I like hard, aggressive music.
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