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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More Lemmy Quotes
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In 1967, I had my first black girlfriend, and a lot more ever since then. I just don’t understand racism.
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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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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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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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I don’t really have the voice for love songs, do I?
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Falling in love is terrible. It makes you act foolish, like an idiot.
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I always write about war, love, death, and injustice. There’s plenty of that around, so I never run out of ideas.
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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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Human nature is to blame for everything, innit? We’re just a disease on this planet.
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You learn all the best stuff in life after you leave school.
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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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I went to go see the Rolling Stones in the park, and they were awful: completely out of tune. Jagger wore a frock.
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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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The more you learn about everything, the more you learn that everything’s fixed not in your favour.
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I never thought it was an option.
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