Elvis inspired my sideburns, but Little Richard inspired me for vocals.
LEMMYAs a roadie for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, I learned that I should give up being a guitar player.
More Lemmy Quotes
-
-
Eddie 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.
LEMMY -
I wasn’t any good at playing tennis.
LEMMY -
I don’t really have the voice for love songs, do I?
LEMMY -
I never thought it was an option.
LEMMY -
In your twenties, you think you are immortal. In your thirties, you hope you are immortal.
LEMMY -
The more you learn about everything, the more you learn that everything’s fixed not in your favour.
LEMMY -
I was brought up by two women: my mother and my grandmother.
LEMMY -
The hippie era was a wonderful time because we still believed we could make the world a better place.
LEMMY -
It’s very much up to you, how you shape your life. I mean, I missed out on human relationships. But looking at relationships that I’ve seen along the way, I don’t think I’ve missed much.
LEMMY -
People don’t know how to be outrageous anymore.
LEMMY -
I hate golf! I still can’t believe Alice Cooper plays golf!
LEMMY -
When you’ve lived the life that I have, you should always expect something like that to crop up. I was not a good boy.
LEMMY -
It’s much more fun to be full of hope than pessimism any day of the week.
LEMMY -
Rock n’ roll’s had a good time out of me – and I’ve had a very good time out of rock n’ roll.
LEMMY -
My advice wouldn’t be good to anybody. I don’t see it really being greeted with thunderous applause.
LEMMY