The hippie era was a wonderful time because we still believed we could make the world a better place.
LEMMYI 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.
More Lemmy Quotes
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I was the kid a lot of other mothers wouldn’t let you play with.
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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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Rock n’ roll sounded like music from another planet. The first time around, we had people like Elvis, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis – all them people.
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From the beginning of time, the bad guys always had the best uniforms. Napoleon, the Confederates, the Nazis.
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Cold pizza is a perfect breakfast, with lots of salt.
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Eddie Cochran – I never got to see him live, but he could play. Him and Buddy Holly, they were the best guitarists. They could get a good raunchy beat going.
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Growing up in America is like being taught to be stupid.
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Gay people are made and not born.
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It’s not that I take pride in being unfashionable. It’s just that I’ve gotten used to it.
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Everything I hear influences me. I can’t tell you all my influences as a musician.
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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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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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I always open doors for women. It’s just good manners.
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I don’t want to advise anyone to do anything, apart from try and stay alive. That’s my advice – don’t die.
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Some songs, you just can’t shake; they keep creeping back into your set list.
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