Lemmy Kilmister Quotes
55 quotes • Rock Singer • Age 70
"A kid once said to me "Do you get hangovers?" I said, "To get hangovers you have to stop drinking."
"If you think you are too old to rock 'n roll, then you are."
"I don't do regrets. Regrets are pointless. It's too late for regrets. You've already done it, haven't you? You've lived your life. No point wishing you could change it."
"In my life so far, I have discovered that there are really only two kinds of people: those who are for you, and those who are against you. Learn to recognize them, for they are often and easily mistaken for each other."
"Born to lose. Live to win."
"All you got in life is your honor, man, your own self-image, your own self-respect. If you lose that, or if you give it away or if you sell it, then you ain't got it no more."
"Apparently people don't like the truth, but I do like it; I like it because it upsets a lot of people. If you show them enough times that their arguments are bullshit, then maybe just once, one of them will say, 'Oh! Wait a minute - I was wrong.' I live for that happening. Rare, I assure you"
"That was a great time, the summer of '71 - I can't remember it, but I'll never forget it!"
"Safe sex, safe music, safe clothing, safe hair spray, safe ozone layer. Too late! Everything that's been achieved in the history of mankind has been achieved by not being safe."
"There are a lot of good books around. People don't read any more. It's a sad state of affairs. Reading's the only thing that allows you to use your imagination. When you watch films it's someone else's vision, isn't it?"
"Don't look to me. Don't ask for help. Don't ask for anything that you can do yourself"
"It seems that our brave new world is becoming less tolerant, spiritual and educated than it ever was when I was young."