I don’t miss anything by being a bachelor. I don’t know any happily married couples, not even my parents.
LEMMYRock 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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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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People don’t become better when they’re dead; you just talk about them as if they are.
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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 always wanted to be able to show off like the guitar players do. I think I managed that alright!
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I 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.
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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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Growing up in America is like being taught to be stupid.
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In your twenties, you think you are immortal. In your thirties, you hope you are immortal.
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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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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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It’s not that I take pride in being unfashionable. It’s just that I’ve gotten used to it.
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I like hard, aggressive music.
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Everything I hear influences me. I can’t tell you all my influences as a musician.
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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.
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