Rock n’ roll’s had a good time out of me – and I’ve had a very good time out of rock n’ roll.
LEMMYIn your twenties, you think you are immortal. In your thirties, you hope you are immortal.
More Lemmy Quotes
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Kids are generally rotten until the age of about six, when they become people.
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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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Bomber’ was the first song I wrote about war.
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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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I don’t really admire musicianship per se – as is obvious from my own playing.
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I listen to everything from Ravel to the Bee Gees.
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In 1967, I had my first black girlfriend, and a lot more ever since then. I just don’t understand racism.
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Gay people are made and not born.
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I don’t miss anything by being a bachelor. I don’t know any happily married couples, not even my parents.
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I’ve always been alone. I grew up alone. I like it that way. Even when I’m in an arena surrounded by 10,000 people, I’m alone in my head.
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People look down on stuff that sells. What do you call that? Downward snobbery, I guess.
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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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As a roadie for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, I learned that I should give up being a guitar player.
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Oh, I listened to a lot of the blues. I love the blues. You know, Slim Harpo, people like that, and Sonny Boy Williamson.
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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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