Elvis inspired my sideburns, but Little Richard inspired me for vocals.
LEMMYI saw the Beatles play the Cavern in Liverpool when I was 16. They had attitude: Onstage, they were like a four-headed monster.
More Lemmy Quotes
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I was the kid a lot of other mothers wouldn’t let you play with.
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Nobody in the world could possibly be as mean as I look, could they?
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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.
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We’ve made bad albums in the past, and people have bought them. I don’t know. I don’t care. I’m just grateful for it.
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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 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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You can’t plan your life. It doesn’t work.
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I always open doors for women. It’s just good manners.
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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 wasn’t any good at playing tennis.
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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 don’t really have the voice for love songs, do I?
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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 was brought up by two women: my mother and my grandmother.
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People look down on stuff that sells. What do you call that? Downward snobbery, I guess.
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