When I saw this poll, this popped into my head
Chazz: Who’d win in a wrestling match, Lemmy or God?
Chris Moore: Lemmy.
[Rex imitates a game show buzzer]
Chris Moore: … God?
Rex: Wrong, dickhead, trick question. Lemmy IS God.
I think because if he hangs out around geek enough, he’s heard the Super-Good-Parts version ™, he just doesn’t realize it.
As for the book, I seem to remember that the book and the movie were created simultaneously, rather than one being a derivative of the other. Each taking advantage of their medium… though I may be thinking of 2001… which is a long way of saying Read. The. Book.