I’m against any religion, and Communism and Nazism – they’re both equally religions. They’re just replacement gods.
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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I was lucky: I didn’t get married, so I didn’t have to have that responsibility.
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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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I don’t miss anything by being a bachelor. I don’t know any happily married couples, not even my parents.
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All my dreams came true. There’s not many people that can say that. I mean, most people have to work in a job they hate all their lives, and I can’t imagine that.
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I’d never have left Hawkwind if I hadn’t been fired.
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Some songs, you just can’t shake; they keep creeping back into your set list.
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Touring is too much fun to stop.
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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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Human nature is to blame for everything, innit? We’re just a disease on this planet.
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I’ve always been very wordy; I’ve got a great vocabulary.
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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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We’ve made bad albums in the past, and people have bought them. I don’t know. I don’t care. I’m just grateful for it.
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I was brought up by two women: my mother and my grandmother.
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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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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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