I was in the Rockin’ Vicars, which was the first British band to tour behind the Iron Curtain.
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.
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Just ’cause something’s popular, it can still be good. In fact, if more people are buying it, then you must be doing something right.
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I like hard, aggressive music.
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I’ve never met a girl who could stop me looking at all the others. If I did, I’d marry her.
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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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Gay people are made and not born.
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Like most housewives, I don’t cook unless I have company.
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As a roadie for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, I learned that I should give up being a guitar player.
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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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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 lucky: I didn’t get married, so I didn’t have to have that responsibility.
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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 don’t miss anything by being a bachelor. I don’t know any happily married couples, not even my parents.
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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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In every kid’s life, there’s about three or four years when you’re at liberty, and after that, you have to get a job because you’re getting married or you have to support your parents or whatever it is.
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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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