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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More Lemmy Quotes
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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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You can’t plan your life. It doesn’t work.
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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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As a roadie for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, I learned that I should give up being a guitar player.
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Elvis inspired my sideburns, but Little Richard inspired me for vocals.
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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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All my dreams came true. There’s not many people that can say that. I mean, most people have to work in a job they hate all their lives, and I can’t imagine that.
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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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I’m not a poker player; I play slot machines.
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Bomber’ was the first song I wrote about war.
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I dislike religion quite intensely. It’s been the cause of all the grief in the world ever since they discovered the first stone to worship.
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I’m not afraid of death. How can you be afraid of something that’s inevitable?
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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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My persona has given me a certain notoriety, if not international celebrity.
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The hippie era was a wonderful time because we still believed we could make the world a better place.
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