I don’t really admire musicianship per se – as is obvious from my own playing.
LEMMYI always write about war, love, death, and injustice. There’s plenty of that around, so I never run out of ideas.
More Lemmy Quotes
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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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There’s no point thinking about dying, because it’s going to happen anyway, isn’t it? I don’t waste my time worrying about that.
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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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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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People look down on stuff that sells. What do you call that? Downward snobbery, I guess.
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You can’t plan your life. It doesn’t work.
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I don’t know if love exists, not the kind that keeps.
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I was the kid a lot of other mothers wouldn’t let you play with.
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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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My persona has given me a certain notoriety, if not international celebrity.
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I didn’t really want to be in the lifestyle without the music. And I didn’t want to be in the music without the lifestyle.
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Some songs, you just can’t shake; they keep creeping back into your set list.
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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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It’s not that I take pride in being unfashionable. It’s just that I’ve gotten used to it.
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It’s much more fun to be full of hope than pessimism any day of the week.
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