It just seems like we get more popular every eight years or so. For some reason, it becomes cool to like Motorhead again.
LEMMYI find it quite easy to play chords, and, you know, that was all I ever did. I never wanted to be a lead guitarist.
More Lemmy Quotes
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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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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 never liked jazz or anything else. Early rock n’ roll – that was music to me. Everything else was boring.
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I don’t like people’s table manners. That really puts you off eating food.
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We was living in squats in Battersea when we started with Motorhead. And we lived with the Hell’s Angels in this flat. They were always around.
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You learn all the best stuff in life after you leave school.
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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 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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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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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 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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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 touring; I live on the road, more or less.
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You can’t plan your life. It doesn’t work.
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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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