He was the founder, lead vocalist, bassist and primary songwriter of the rock band Motörhead, of which he was the only continuous member, and a member of Hawkwind from 1971 to 1975.

Feb 2, 2016 · From Soho to the Strip, Lemmy loved to gamble… When he wasn’t onstage, in the studio or knee-deep in women, Lemmy could usually be spied nudging many a night away on fruit machines at his beloved Rainbow and, before that, at Soho’s St. Moritz Club, where he was a regular in the 70s and 80s.

Dec 24, 2024 · Motörhead and Hawkwind legend Ian Fraser ‘Lemmy’ Kilmister was an enigma and a complete one off whose profound influence on the rock world cannot be underestimated.

Feb 2, 2016 · It wasn’t just his standing as a rock’n’roll overlord that made Lemmy so endearing to so many people. Motörhead’s leader proved you could be 100% rock star while being 0% wanker. He had no time for look-at-me insecurity, being too busy thinking about rock’n’roll, women, fruit machines or World War II.

Dec 29, 2015 · Lemmy drafted in the Pink Fairies guitarist Larry Wallis and the drummer Lucas Fox into the original Motörhead, before replacing them with “Fast” Eddie Clarke and Phil “Philthy...

Jul 19, 2020 · Inspired by Keith Richards' positive experience with the procedure, Lemmy decided to try out blood swapping in 1980 – a procedure that's supposed to revitalize an individual after heavily...

Dec 29, 2015 · Lemmy, oblivious to their clamor stood God-like and unapproachable, strummed his bass, roared and sprayed spit. Of such stuff, legends are made.

Dec 29, 2015 · Dressed in black with white boots, sunglasses and loads of attitude, Lemmy punched out the classic Motorhead track Ace of Spades in the ramshackle house while Rick, Mike, Vyvyan and Neil raced towards their own appearance on University Challenge. It was the perfect marriage of humour, rock 'n' roll and I reckon Lemmy would have loved it.

Dec 28, 2015 · Lemmy was born on Christmas Eve in 1945 in Burslem, Stoke on Trent, England. When Lemmy was three months old, his father, an ex-Royal Air Force chaplain, separated from his mother. His mother and grandmother settled in Newcastle-under-Lyme, then moved on to Madeley, Staffordshire.

Jan 22, 2016 · When I was a youngster and Ace Of Spades came out, all of us in the Seattle punk rock scene instantly recognised the weight of Lemmy and Motörhead. They embodied what all was good and great about rock’n’roll. Snarling vocals and to-the-point lyrics.