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.
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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I never thought it was an option.
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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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Like most housewives, I don’t cook unless I have company.
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I was the kid a lot of other mothers wouldn’t let you play with.
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I don’t really have the voice for love songs, do I?
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I don’t eat vegetables. I eat potatoes and green beans, and that’s it.
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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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I like hard, aggressive music.
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I always open doors for women. It’s just good manners.
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I’m not afraid of death. How can you be afraid of something that’s inevitable?
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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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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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Everyone wants to be safe. Well, I got news for you: You can’t be safe. Life’s not safe. Your work isn’t safe.
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I learned that if I had known how much of this Nazi memorabilia there was to collect, I never would have started in the first place. It’s crowding me out of my house.
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I listen to everything from Ravel to the Bee Gees.
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