Elvis inspired my sideburns, but Little Richard inspired me for vocals.
LEMMYYou 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.
More Lemmy Quotes
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People don’t know how to be outrageous anymore.
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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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I don’t know, I’ve always written songs that are mainly about attitude, not me personally.
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Touring is too much fun to stop.
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I was lucky: I didn’t get married, so I didn’t have to have that responsibility.
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I make a very good steak.
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I don’t know if love exists, not the kind that keeps.
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I’ve never met a girl who could stop me looking at all the others. If I did, I’d marry her.
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Some songs, you just can’t shake; they keep creeping back into your set list.
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I don’t really admire musicianship per se – as is obvious from my own playing.
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When you leave the house, it isn’t safe. The air you breathe isn’t going to be safe, not for very long. That’s why you have to enjoy the moment.
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I don’t only collect Nazi stuff; I collect objects from all the Axis countries.
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I always write about war, love, death, and injustice. There’s plenty of that around, so I never run out of ideas.
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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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