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.
LEMMYI can never be anonymous – especially when I walk round looking like this; especially when I take so much trouble not to be anonymous, right?
More Lemmy Quotes
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Elvis inspired my sideburns, but Little Richard inspired me for vocals.
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I don’t really admire musicianship per se – as is obvious from my own playing.
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I never thought it was an option.
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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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I’m not going to die broke, but I’m not rich.
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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 wasn’t very worried about the Cold War; I was busy being a musician.
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I’d never have left Hawkwind if I hadn’t been fired.
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My hearing is usually O.K.
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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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The hippie era was a wonderful time because we still believed we could make the world a better place.
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I didn’t really want to be in the lifestyle without the music. And I didn’t want to be in the music without the lifestyle.
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In 1967, I had my first black girlfriend, and a lot more ever since then. I just don’t understand racism.
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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 was never going to be a doctor or a lawyer, so being a musician seemed to be the best of what was on offer.
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