Lemmy Kilmister
Lemmy Kilmister
Ian Fraser Kilmister, known as Lemmy, was an English musician, singer and songwriter who founded and fronted the rock band Motörhead. His music was one of the foundations of the heavy metal genre. He was known for his appearance, his distinctive gravelly voice and distinctive bass playing style. Alongside his music career, he also had many minor roles in film and television...
ProfessionBassist
Date of Birth24 December 1945
CityBurslem, England
dead ill people speak talk
F**k this "Don't speak ill of the dead" shit! People don't become better when they are dead; you just talk about them as if they are. But it's not true! People are still a**holes, they're just dead a**holes.
war people drug
People lose their lives in the drug wars and you don't have to prove it to yourself because others have proved it for you.
player people get-better
It is a well-known mystery that guitar players suddenly get better once they are dead. Buddy Holly was the first. Stevie Ray Vaughan is known by a lot more people than had ever heard of him when he was alive.
abuse certain dying exciting freedom glad life people pushed time truly
One thing I am very glad of is that I went through the sixties. People who didn't really don't know what they missed. We pushed a certain consciousness, a way of life and it was exciting - no AIDS, people weren't dying so much from drug abuse and it was truly a time of freedom and change.
apparently assure maybe minute people truth upsets wait
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.
long people trying
You've got to try to figure out which is the bigger benefit and which is the bigger loser. It nearly killed him [Eric Clapton ]; he was in a very, very bad way for a long time, but he came through it. Most people don't come through it because they don't have the money to buy the people to look after them.
shame
It's just that I am too old now to chase all the woman involved; which just seems a shame.
holiday surprise window
I climbed down the outside of a Holiday Inn once just to surprise one of my crew by getting on his balcony and knocking on his window.
enough
We never played China, India or Africa. We also haven't played Russia enough. I would love to play those places.
rock roll
If you think that you are too old to rock 'n roll then you are.
realizing influence incredibles
The Beatles had an influence on everybody. You have to realize what an incredible explosion the Beatles were.
mistake thinking past
Every generation thinks they are stronger than the generation before it. They think, "It can't happen to me." In the past people have died making that same mistake.
earliest early memory
My earliest memory is shouting. At what and for what reason, I don't know. Probably a tantrum; or I may have been rehearsing. I was always an early starter.
singing harmony
Everybody [in The Beatles ] was singing at the same time and the harmonies were great.