All my dreams came true. There’s not many people that can say that. I mean, most people have to work in a job they hate all their lives, and I can’t imagine that.
LEMMYIt’s when you get to 60 when everything starts to go pear-shaped. Everyone thinks that becoming an older guy is easy, but you never consider it fully. It comes as quite a shock.
More Lemmy Quotes
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My father walked out on us when I was three months old, and my mum, well, she wasn’t the driven sort.
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You learn all the best stuff in life after you leave school.
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I’ve always been very wordy; I’ve got a great vocabulary.
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Nobody in the world could possibly be as mean as I look, could they?
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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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In your twenties, you think you are immortal. In your thirties, you hope you are immortal.
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My persona has given me a certain notoriety, if not international celebrity.
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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 like touring; I live on the road, more or less.
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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 make a very good steak.
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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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Good manners don’t cost nothing.
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I wasn’t very worried about the Cold War; I was busy being a musician.
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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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