Lemmy Quotes

I love old school rock and roll.

Growing up, I never listened to English music. I was more into Motown, as well as early rock n' roll like Chuck Berry and Little Richard.

Back then, I, most rockers loved Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis... you know in the '60s.

I got into the soul music, but I wanted to rock. I was a rocker.

I'm a fan of all music, and probably my first - well, not the very first music I listened to, but back in the late fifties, when I first started hearing rock & roll, it was definitely tinged with doo wop and also Elvis and all those great songs.

I mean, I haven't been completely lacking in some enjoyment of Chuck Berry or Buddy Holly. But I just didn't pay attention to that period of music, obviously.

The Beatles did their best cover work on Little Richard's 'Long Tall Sally' and music influenced by Richard, such as Larry Williams's 'Dizzy Miss Lizzie.'

My mom would always play me a lot of late-'50s, late-'60s rock.

I love '50s music, all that stuff from the '50s.

Buddy Holly and the early rock 'n' roll was no lighter than the way I play. It's very minimal.

Swing is my favorite kind of music.

I don't listen to a ton of rock music.

I wasn't into jazz so much - I preferred things raw.

Blues is a big part of rock and roll. The best rock and roll got its birth in the blues. You hear it in Little Richard and Chuck Berry.

I really love a lot of early Sixties R&B, rock n' roll, and I love performing songs that have that power and soulfulness.

I didn't like progressive jazz or anything. Rock was something I like to listen to.

I wasn't into pop music, even at a really young age.

I was into playing American music, especially the blues.

I like to listen the blues and some classical.

I never liked blues and I really didn't like jazz. I liked Chuck Berry.

My influences were Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry.

I pretty much like all music except for country. I'm not a big fan of country.

I like rock music. I like jazz better, though.

I've loved music always, and my music fire was lit by Elvis Presley, really, and all that was happening back then.

I still like to play the blues more than anything else.