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.
LEMMYGood manners don’t cost nothing.
More Lemmy Quotes
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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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There’s no point thinking about dying, because it’s going to happen anyway, isn’t it? I don’t waste my time worrying about that.
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I’d never have left Hawkwind if I hadn’t been fired.
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I was in the Rockin’ Vicars, which was the first British band to tour behind the Iron Curtain.
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I dislike religion quite intensely. It’s been the cause of all the grief in the world ever since they discovered the first stone to worship.
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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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Everything I hear influences me. I can’t tell you all my influences as a musician.
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Women always left me because I wouldn’t commit, but then nothing changes a relationship like commitment. If you move in with someone, you lose all respect for them.
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I don’t eat vegetables. I eat potatoes and green beans, and that’s it.
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I always open doors for women. It’s just good manners.
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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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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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It just seems like we get more popular every eight years or so. For some reason, it becomes cool to like Motorhead again.
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Bomber’ was the first song I wrote about war.
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Am I going to get my warts removed? I might do, but I’m certainly not going to auction them on the Internet.
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