Music had been going on a long time before that. You have to remember that before rock n' roll there were a bunch of jazz musicians all doing heroin. That sh*t has been around a long time.
Lemmy KilmisterIt seems that our brave new world is becoming less tolerant, spiritual and educated than it ever was when I was young.
Lemmy KilmisterApparently 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
Lemmy KilmisterI have done interviews in the past, and they cut everything out except for the outrageous line, and then they take it out of context.
Lemmy KilmisterThat was a great time, the summer of '71 - I can't remember it, but I'll never forget it!
Lemmy KilmisterThe first time The Runaways played in Britain, Joan Jett wore my bullet belt onstage. The Runaways were really the first all-girl band to really strut their stuff and say, "F**k you." "Cherry Bomb" was the best song for a girl band to sing. It was just outrageous at the time. There were American families sitting on the sofa watching television going, "F**k me." It was great fun.
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