I know you are having some health issues, and you just canceled Motörhead’s European tour. How are you feeling?

I just feel really down. I’ll never get a job again. I’m paying for the good times, I suppose. It’s a mixture of all the things I ever did — and I did plenty.

Do you have to stop drinking?

I’ve already given up smoking. I drink wine and that’s it.

Motörhead has been called the loudest heavy-metal band in history. You’re 67 now. How is your hearing?

My hearing is usually O.K. I mean, I can hear you asking me about it.

Maxim reported that you slept with about 1,200 women. Is this still correct?

No, what I said was 1,000, and they said 2,000. I don’t know why they said that. A thousand is enough. I was doing my best.

Did you stop at 1,000?

You don’t stop at 1,000, do you?

I wouldn’t know.

I wasn’t counting. I mean, I just rounded it up over the years, you know. I’ve always been on the lookout.