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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More Lemmy Quotes
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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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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’m not afraid of death. How can you be afraid of something that’s inevitable?
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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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Touring is too much fun to stop.
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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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My hearing is usually O.K.
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I guess anything in excess is no good for you, even things that are supposed to be healthy.
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I can never be anonymous – especially when I walk round looking like this; especially when I take so much trouble not to be anonymous, right?
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I don’t know, I’ve always written songs that are mainly about attitude, not me personally.
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I was brought up by two women: my mother and my grandmother.
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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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I listen to everything from Ravel to the Bee Gees.
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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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I don’t only collect Nazi stuff; I collect objects from all the Axis countries.
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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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As for what other people think of me, I don’t care. I don’t care and never have.
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My persona has given me a certain notoriety, if not international celebrity.
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I don’t really have the voice for love songs, do I?
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I don’t like people’s table manners. That really puts you off eating food.
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Kids are generally rotten until the age of about six, when they become people.
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Elvis inspired my sideburns, but Little Richard inspired me for vocals.
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We’ve made bad albums in the past, and people have bought them. I don’t know. I don’t care. I’m just grateful for it.
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I hate golf! I still can’t believe Alice Cooper plays golf!
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I 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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I wanted to be a farmer; actually, I wanted to be a horse-breeder. And I had the stallions… but then I heard Little Richard, and that was it.
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