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.
LEMMYOh, I listened to a lot of the blues. I love the blues. You know, Slim Harpo, people like that, and Sonny Boy Williamson.
More Lemmy Quotes
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I can’t say I was really that surprised when the doctor told me I needed a defibrillator inserted in my chest.
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You can’t plan your life. It doesn’t work.
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I never thought it was an option.
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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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Kids are generally rotten until the age of about six, when they become people.
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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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I 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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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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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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I don’t only collect Nazi stuff; I collect objects from all the Axis countries.
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People don’t know how to be outrageous anymore.
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I’m not afraid of death. How can you be afraid of something that’s inevitable?
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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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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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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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