I wasn’t very worried about the Cold War; I was busy being a musician.
LEMMYI 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.
More Lemmy Quotes
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I don’t know if love exists, not the kind that keeps.
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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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Elvis inspired my sideburns, but Little Richard inspired me for vocals.
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A lot of photos were taken of us next to milk churns.
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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 went to go see the Rolling Stones in the park, and they were awful: completely out of tune. Jagger wore a frock.
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I don’t eat vegetables. I eat potatoes and green beans, and that’s it.
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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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You learn all the best stuff in life after you leave school.
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I like hard, aggressive music.
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When you’ve lived the life that I have, you should always expect something like that to crop up. I was not a good boy.
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The Beatles are the classical music of rock n’ roll. And rock n’ roll is far more widespread than classical will ever be.
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It’s not that I take pride in being unfashionable. It’s just that I’ve gotten used to it.
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I listen to everything from Ravel to the Bee Gees.
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People look down on stuff that sells. What do you call that? Downward snobbery, I guess.
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