Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister Quotes

If I hadn't been living here in America, do you think we would have gotten a Grammy? No chance.

Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister Motörhead

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• You remember Donnie Brasco? It's the most notorious undercover movie ever; it's so street and so real. If you ever imagined yourself doing cop work, you imagined yourself getting pushed to that limit - seeing the furthest you can push yourself while still upholding the law.

  

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• To make an absolutely gross generalization, I think a lot of people feel like if you're mixed, more often than not you're quote unquote white. So if you're mixed, you embrace the mainstream culture more than the African-American culture.

  

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• Now you have a choice: we can give more tax breaks to corporations that ship jobs overseas, or we can start rewarding companies that open new plants and train new workers and create new jobs here, in the United States of America.

  

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• If I hadn't been living here in America, do you think we would have gotten a Grammy? No chance.

  

  Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister Motörhead
  • America
  • Grammy
  • No Chance