Elvis inspired my sideburns, but Little Richard inspired me for vocals.
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.
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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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I don’t only collect Nazi stuff; I collect objects from all the Axis countries.
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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 never liked jazz or anything else. Early rock n’ roll – that was music to me. Everything else was boring.
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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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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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My hearing is usually O.K.
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In 1967, I had my first black girlfriend, and a lot more ever since then. I just don’t understand racism.
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Got two kids; one’s a record producer who lives just up the road from me – great guitarist and piano player, too.
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I don’t really have the voice for love songs, do I?
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You can’t plan your life. It doesn’t work.
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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 always thought we had more in common with punk than with anything else, but we had long hair, so we didn’t fit in that box.
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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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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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