Growing up in America is like being taught to be stupid.
LEMMYIt’s much more fun to be full of hope than pessimism any day of the week.
More Lemmy Quotes
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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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It’s much more fun to be full of hope than pessimism any day of the week.
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I always thought we had more in common with punk than with anything else, but we had long hair, so we didn’t fit in that box.
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I think love’s an infatuation that turns into a habit, because you can’t keep that passion going. You get used to people, and that’s death for me – I like to be surprised.
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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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It’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.
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Touring is too much fun to stop.
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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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Some songs, you just can’t shake; they keep creeping back into your set list.
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It’s not that I take pride in being unfashionable. It’s just that I’ve gotten used to it.
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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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Rock n’ roll’s had a good time out of me – and I’ve had a very good time out of rock n’ roll.
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I like touring; I live on the road, more or less.
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Everything I hear influences me. I can’t tell you all my influences as a musician.
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I always wanted to be able to show off like the guitar players do. I think I managed that alright!
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