People look down on stuff that sells. What do you call that? Downward snobbery, I guess.
LEMMYPeople look down on stuff that sells. What do you call that? Downward snobbery, I guess.
LEMMYElvis inspired my sideburns, but Little Richard inspired me for vocals.
LEMMYIt’s much more fun to be full of hope than pessimism any day of the week.
LEMMYI saw the Beatles play the Cavern in Liverpool when I was 16. They had attitude: Onstage, they were like a four-headed monster.
LEMMYI don’t only collect Nazi stuff; I collect objects from all the Axis countries.
LEMMYOh, I listened to a lot of the blues. I love the blues. You know, Slim Harpo, people like that, and Sonny Boy Williamson.
LEMMYEverything I hear influences me. I can’t tell you all my influences as a musician.
LEMMYHuman nature is to blame for everything, innit? We’re just a disease on this planet.
LEMMYI was the kid a lot of other mothers wouldn’t let you play with.
LEMMYIn 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.
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.
LEMMYI always wanted to be able to show off like the guitar players do. I think I managed that alright!
LEMMYI’ve always been very wordy; I’ve got a great vocabulary.
LEMMYI’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.
LEMMYLike most housewives, I don’t cook unless I have company.
LEMMYAs a roadie for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, I learned that I should give up being a guitar player.
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