I don’t really admire musicianship per se – as is obvious from my own playing.
LEMMYEddie Cochran – I never got to see him live, but he could play. Him and Buddy Holly, they were the best guitarists. They could get a good raunchy beat going.
More Lemmy Quotes
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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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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.
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Cold pizza is a perfect breakfast, with lots of salt.
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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 do quite like that Andrew Lloyd Webber song from ‘Cats.’ What’s it called? ‘Memory?’ Sends shivers up your spine.
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I’m against any religion, and Communism and Nazism – they’re both equally religions. They’re just replacement gods.
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I saw the Beatles play the Cavern in Liverpool when I was 16. They had attitude: Onstage, they were like a four-headed monster.
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My persona has given me a certain notoriety, if not international celebrity.
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I’d never have left Hawkwind if I hadn’t been fired.
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Bomber’ was the first song I wrote about war.
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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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I never thought it was an option.
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I always open doors for women. It’s just good manners.
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Got two kids; one’s a record producer who lives just up the road from me – great guitarist and piano player, too.
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I learned that if I had known how much of this Nazi memorabilia there was to collect, I never would have started in the first place. It’s crowding me out of my house.
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