Lemmy

Lemmy in 2005

Ian Fraser Kilmister (24 December 1945 – 28 December 2015), better known as Lemmy, was an English musician who was the founder, lead singer, bassist and primary songwriter of the rock band Motörhead, of which he was the only continuous member.

1980

• We wanna be like Status Quo and go on forever. Chuck Berry never changed. Little Richard never changed. I’d rather be like that and stick to a formula we’re happy with.

1999

• You can’t keep guys faithful. If people want to get married and then run around, I think that’s dishonest. If you’re going to get married, get fucking married and that’s it. I never saw a chick that could stop me looking at all the others, so I didn’t.

2006

• If you can give the kids a good time then that’s all it’s for. Forget art and all that – that’s bullshit. If you can send that shiver down a kid’s back then that’s what it’s all about. All else is bullshit.

2010

• You can't have everything, can you? Where would you put it?
• (when asked if he has any regrets) None. Life's too short.

2015

• In your twenties, you think you are immortal. In your thirties, you hope you are immortal. In your forties, you just pray it doesn’t hurt too much, and by the time you reach my age, you become convinced that, well, it could be just around the corner.

Autobiography

• Apparently people don't like the truth, but I do like it; I like it because it upsets a lot of people.

• Motörhead is nothing if not democratic, but I don't think it's fair to be waving your dick around when people are minding their own business and might not want to see it.

References

• https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/dec/29/lemmy-a-life-in-quotes
• https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-tao-of-lemmy-18-great-quotes-from-the-motorhead-frontman-58704/
• https://www.radiox.co.uk/features/lemmys-greatest-words-of-wisdom/