The hippie era was a wonderful time because we still believed we could make the world a better place.
LEMMYI don’t know, I’ve always written songs that are mainly about attitude, not me personally.
More Lemmy Quotes
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I like hard, aggressive music.
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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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I was in the Rockin’ Vicars, which was the first British band to tour behind the Iron Curtain.
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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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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 guess anything in excess is no good for you, even things that are supposed to be healthy.
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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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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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I was the kid a lot of other mothers wouldn’t let you play with.
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Rock n’ roll sounded like music from another planet. The first time around, we had people like Elvis, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis – all them people.
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I wasn’t very worried about the Cold War; I was busy being a musician.
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Like most housewives, I don’t cook unless I have company.
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As a roadie for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, I learned that I should give up being a guitar player.
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Human nature is to blame for everything, innit? We’re just a disease on this planet.
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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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