(Source: Lemmy in his own words by Harry Shaw. Omnibus press)

"I happen to think that the buzz that music gives you can be better than screwing. I mean, women get old and mangy but records don't. A good piece of music will always take you high, even if you haven't heard it in years." (1981)

"We're a Rock 'n' Roll band, man, you should come and see us, you go away knowing you've seen some Rock 'n' Roll" (1999)

"You couldn't do this if you didn't like it, it's not an easy life. The schedules are punishing, physically and mentally. You've got to believe, and I believe completely in Rock 'n' Roll. It still makes you feel like you can face going back to the factory for another week, which is more or less what it's for, it's fun, rebellion for its own sake. That's the idea of Rock 'n' Roll. Once you get respectable Rock 'n' Roll, it's not Rock 'n' Roll any more." (1998)