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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More Lemmy Quotes
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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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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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I don’t want to advise anyone to do anything, apart from try and stay alive. That’s my advice – don’t die.
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Nobody in the world could possibly be as mean as I look, could they?
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I don’t eat vegetables. I eat potatoes and green beans, and that’s it.
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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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You learn all the best stuff in life after you leave school.
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I’m not going to die broke, but I’m not rich.
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My hearing is usually O.K.
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I don’t know, I’ve always written songs that are mainly about attitude, not me personally.
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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 never liked jazz or anything else. Early rock n’ roll – that was music to me. Everything else was boring.
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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 miss anything by being a bachelor. I don’t know any happily married couples, not even my parents.
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I’m against any religion, and Communism and Nazism – they’re both equally religions. They’re just replacement gods.
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