I like hard, aggressive music.
LEMMYI was never going to be a doctor or a lawyer, so being a musician seemed to be the best of what was on offer.
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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I always open doors for women. It’s just good manners.
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I don’t only collect Nazi stuff; I collect objects from all the Axis countries.
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I make a very good steak.
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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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I can never be anonymous – especially when I walk round looking like this; especially when I take so much trouble not to be anonymous, right?
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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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Everything I hear influences me. I can’t tell you all my influences as a musician.
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The hippie era was a wonderful time because we still believed we could make the world a better place.
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Just ’cause something’s popular, it can still be good. In fact, if more people are buying it, then you must be doing something right.
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I wanted to be a farmer; actually, I wanted to be a horse-breeder. And I had the stallions… but then I heard Little Richard, and that was it.
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People look down on stuff that sells. What do you call that? Downward snobbery, I guess.
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You can’t win fame; you have to earn it. If you’re given fame without working for it, then you’re not going to be ready for it.
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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 don’t really admire musicianship per se – as is obvious from my own playing.
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