WWE.com It has been a rough month for rock n’ roll. Lemmy Kilmister, the iconic frontman of Motörhead, passed away Monday at the age of 70 just days after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. Kilmister, who had continued touring right up until his death, had been having health issues for the better part of 2015, but refused to call it a...
WWE Pays Tribute To Motörhead’s Lemmy
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'Lemmy' Director Shares Favorite Memories From 5 Years Spent Making Motörhead Rock Doc
When I think of Lemmy, I don’t think of the plume of smoke, or the cigarette expiring between his fingers, or the fruit machines or the whiskey -- not even the jet-engine roar of Motörhead live. Not at first, at least. I think of reading glasses on the tip of his nose, three or four books open on a backstage table, or notepads full of doodles of spiders and swordsmen. I think of George Harrison playing in the background, or Ricky Nelson, or Live at Leeds. Lemmy Kilmister, Motörhead Frontman, Dies at 70 After spending the better part of five years co-directing/producing the Lemmy documentary, those are the images that come to mind first, followed by the completely random stuff:...
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Lemmy Kilmister: ‘Hell-raiser’ with unquestionable influence
Few musicians have walked the rebel’s walk with as much conviction as the Motörhead frontman Lemmy, who has died aged 70 after a short battle with cancer. Despite his high-profile image as a hell-raiser, Lemmy’s influence as a musician and songwriter should not be underestimated. His bass guitar style was unique, combining a heavily distorted tone with chords for a sound that more resembled rhythm guitar. The amphetamine-fuelled tempo of Motörhead’s songs in the 1970s made the band – in any of its many lineups – stand out from the more leisurely heavy-metal sound of the day, inspiring younger admirers such as Metallica. Despite the rawness of his music, Lemmy’s melodies were indebted to...
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Dave Grohl honors Lemmy with Motörhead tattoo
Dave Grohl paid tribute to Motörhead’s Lemmy Kilmister, who died Dec. 28 at age 70, in a very permanent way:...
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Flashback: Lemmy, Slash and Dave Grohl Play Rumbling 'Ace of Spades'
A half a decade before Lemmy Kilmster's death last month, the rocker led a couple of his famous fans in a run-through of Motörhead's calling card: 1980's "Ace of Spades." At the 2010 Revolver Golden Gods Awards, which focuses on honoring hard-rock and heavy-metal musicians, Slash (on lead guitar) and Dave Grohl (on drums) fueled the tune's breakneck pace with...
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Lemmy Kilmister, Motörhead Frontman, Dead at 70
Lemmy Kilmister, the lead vocalist and founding member of Motörhead, died Monday after a short battle with cancer. He was 70. The band’s official Facebook page confirmed the news of his death at 4:50 p.m. PT on Monday, describing the frontman as “our mighty, noble friend.” “There is no easy way to say this … our mighty, noble friend Lemmy passed away today after a short battle with an...
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Dave Grohl joins members of Pantera, Metallica and Slayer for rousing rendition of Motorhead's 'Ace of Spades'
Dave Grohl formed a one-night-only rock supergroup to pay tribute to Motörhead's Lemmy. The Foo Fighters frontman teamed up with...
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See Dave Grohl Rock 'Ace of Spades' With Pantera, Metallica, Slayer Members
Dave Grohl was a surprise guest at Friday night's Dimebash, the annual celebration of late Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell, and at the Los Angeles gig, the Foo Fighters frontman - along with...
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South bay remembers Motörhead's Lemmy Kilmister
Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister, singer and bassist of the formative, late-70s, punk-laced metal act Motörhead, passed on December 28th and immediately ascended to rock sainthood. The world would know the Welsh-born bassist as one of the founders of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal - a genre title that arguably was created exclusively for iconic English underground acts like Iron Maiden and Motörhead. Originally a member of the early 70s space/psych rock band, Hawkwind, Lemmy fired from the act after what he would notoriously claim was due to “doing the wrong drugs.” Monumentally better things would be in store for the bassist, as he carried on to form Motörhead - an act that would rearrange the...
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Dave Grohl and Slash pay tribute to Lemmy at funeral of Motörhead frontman – watch
The biggest stars of the rock world came together to pay tribute to late Motorhead frontman Lemmy on Saturday night (January 9) at a memorial service in Los Angeles....
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Tributes paid as Motorhead frontman Lemmy laid to rest
Rock stars flocked to pay their last respects to Motorhead frontman Lemmy at his funeral. Dave Grohl and Slash from Guns N' Roses were among those paying tribute to Motorhead frontman Lemmy at his funeral in Los Angeles on Saturday (09Jan16). Share Go To The Brit rocker died at the age of 70 on 28 December last year (15), just two days after...
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Dave Grohl covered Motörhead’s 'Ace of Spades' with members of Metallica, Slayer and Pantera to ...
At this year’s annual Dimebash - a tribute show to the late Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell - something special happened. The god’s...
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Lemmy Kilmister: Motörhead frontman who embodied the rock'n'roll lifestyle
The Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister, with his bottle of Jack Daniels – recently replaced by a bottle of vodka on doctor’s orders – and God knows how many cigarettes and tabs of speed a day, might have embodied the rock’n’roll lifestyle for millions, and the back-to-basics purpose of his influential, lean and mean group who originated speed metal and thrash metal, remained irresistible, steadfast and undeniable throughout its four decades. In the many interviews he gave, Lemmy always insisted that when they started in 1975, three years ahead of the British New Wave of Heavy Metal, Motörhead “were a rock’n’roll band. Still are. Everyone always describes us as heavy metal, even when I tell...
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Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister dead at age 70
Legendary guitarist and Motörhead frontman Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister has passed away at the age of 70 today (Dec. 28). Kilmister was known for his career as the frontman and guitarist for English rock band Motörhead. Formed in 1975, Motörhead maintained a lucrative career and served as the inspiration...
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Remembering Lemmy: Fans, Rockers Toast Metal Legend at L.A. Tributes
The mourners gathered for the funeral of Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister of Motörhead were greeted at a Hollywood hilltop chapel in a style close to the late rocker's heart: with a shot of Jack Daniel's at the door. The full house in his honor was a sad but often celebratory crowd of family and comrades, of devoted road crew and platinum-selling rockers who called him a friend, a "pirate" and a personal hero. Sidebar Inside Lemmy's Last Days » There were guest books to sign and fistfuls of commemorative guitar picks inscribed with an update of Lemmy's personal credo: "Born to lose, lived to win." It was the beginning of a full Saturday of testimonials and, later, swelling...
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Funeral service for Lemmy Kilmister streamed via Youtube
News of Ian Fraser "Lemmy" Kilmister's death has undoubtedly reached the remote corners of the world by now. The Motorhead front man passed away a few days after Christmas on December 28th. The singer learned that he had a very severe and aggressive cancer, which sadly was so advanced at the time that it claimed his life mere days afterward. Many fellow musicians came together to honor the late icon via social media, and will be on hand to commemorate Kilmister at his memorial service in LA. The are...
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Dave Grohl, Slash pay tribute to Motorhead's Lemmy at funeral
Dave Grohl and Slash were among those paying tribute to Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister at his funeral in Los Angeles on Saturday. The Brit rocker died at the age of 70 on December 28, just two days after discovering he had an aggressive form of cancer. Motorhead's manager Todd Singerman said that at the time of his death,...
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Rock Stars Pay Tribute to Lemmy at Funeral
On Saturday, friends and family gathered to pay tribute to Lemmy Kilmister, the late frontman of the metal band Motörhead, at a funeral service in Los Angeles, according to Vulture. In late December, Kilmister died from an aggressive form of cancer at the age of 70. The private service, as reported by The Guardian, was held at Los Angeles’ Forest Lawn Memorial Center, where tributes to the British musician were led by Kilmister’s 48-year-old son Paul Inder, who stood alongside dozens of flowers and a table decorated with the musician’s top hat, a pair of cowboy boots, and bottles of Jack Daniels, one part of his favorite beverage, bourbon and Coke. “He...
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Stars pay tribute to Lemmy at LA funeral watched by fans around the world
Rock's biggest names lined up to pay tribute to Motorhead frontman Lemmy at a star-studded Hollywood funeral. A tearful Dave Grohl, Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash and Metallica members Lars Ulrich and Robert Trujillo, took turns to share their memorable experiences with the hellraiser, who died last month just days after he turned 70. Share Go To The memorial service, held at the Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery in Los Angeles, was broadcast live on YouTube and watched by over 280,000...
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Watch Dave Grohl's Emotional Eulogy From Lemmy's Memorial Service
Motörhead's Lemmy Kilmister was laid to rest Saturday with a memorial service at Los Angeles' Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery. With Kilmister's casket adorned by flowers, photos, Motörhead insignias and Marshall amps, Dave Grohl closed out the service with a moving eulogy where he talked about the first time he ever met his "hero" Kilmister: At a Los Angeles strip club where the Motörhead legend was off to the side playing a video game. Sidebar Inside Lemmy's Last Days...
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Dave Grohl Delivers Touching Eulogy For ‘Hero’ Lemmy Kilmister — Motörhead Bandmates Absent [Video]
A parade of rock legends graced the Los Angeles funeral of Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister, but the most emotional moment of the service came during Dave Grohl’s touching eulogy. Lemmy passed away on December 28 after a short battle with an aggressive form of cancer, as the Inquisitr previously reported. He was 70. A number of notable rock stars attended — Motörhead’s Mikkey Dee, GN’R drummer Matt Sorum, Anthrax’s Scott Ian, Judas Priest’s Rob Halford, Metallica’s Robert Trujillo and Lars Ulrich, and Alice in Chains’ Mike Inez — according to Rolling Stone. The services took place Saturday night at Los Angeles’ Forest Lawn...
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Motorhead Prep Covers LP With Unreleased David Bowie Take
Motörhead will gather 11 covers the metal act recorded in the studio – including their unreleased version of David Bowie's "Heroes – for the upcoming Under Cover. Related Motorhead's Lemmy: 20 Essential Songs From Hawkwind to Probot, via several decades' worth of Motörhead madness, here's the late metal icon at his gruff best The 11-track LP, due out September 1st, finds Lemmy...
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Watch Motörhead trailer for new album of unreleased covers
Late singer Lemmy Kilmister and his metal veterans take on some massive names CHARLOTTE, NC - SEPTEMBER 23: Singer/bassist Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead performs at The Fillmore Charlotte on September 23, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jeff Hahne/Getty Images) The remaining members of Motörhead have announced plans to release a new covers album in tribute to their late singer Lemmy Kilmister. The 11...
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Hear Motorhead's Gritty Cover of David Bowie's 'Heroes'
Going back to Motörhead's debut single, a revved-up cover of the Holland-Dozier-Holland classic "Leaving Here," Lemmy Kilmister & Co. enjoyed flexing their rock & roll side on other artists' songs. A new compilation, Under Cöver, collects 11 of the group's gritty...
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Troma Founder on Lemmy, 'Victor Vran: Motörhead Through the Ages' Game
Read the full interview at Glixel. Gothic fantasy video game Victor Vran is getting special add-ons that not only feature legendary rock band Motörhead but also Lloyd Kaufman, founder of Troma Entertainment. The game was designed with contributions from Lemmy Kilmister before he died in 2015, along with the band's guitarist Phil Campbell and drummer Mikkey Dee. Kaufman, a close friend of...
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Rock Luminaries & Fans Pay Loving, Respectful Tribute to Lemmy Kilmister at Rainbow Bar Memorial
In some ways it felt like just another Saturday night at L.A.'s iconic Rainbow Bar and Grill when the Sunset Strip institution shut down for a four-hour private memorial to Mot�rhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister on Jan. 9. Out on the patio, a mix of grizzled veteran rockers, industry-ites, and those new to the scene smoked in the corner by Sunset Boulevard. Jack and Cokes were guzzled by the gallon while people scarfed free slices of the venue's signature pizza. 'Ace of Spades' Makes Billboard Chart Debut After Lemmy Kilmister's Death It was...
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Metallica's 'Master of Puppets': Metal Musicians Reflect on the Band's Game-Changing Third Album
Released on March 3, 1986, Metallica’s Master of Puppets was the album that cracked the 1980s in half for metal. The mad thrashing sound that emerged from the San Francisco Bay Area in the early '80s looked into the vortex of its own evolution when Master arrived. The stunning Don Brautigam cover art -- a painting of giant hands emerging from an ominous red sky holding strings attached to a sea of white cemetery crosses -- was an unforgettable sight, one that instantly articulated the message of the album title. [readmore:7542045] For Metallica, the album was their first major vault into the mainstream lexicon, seemingly almost purely by word of mouth and all those black “Metal...
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Motörhead metalhead who took on weighty issues
Few musicians have walked the rebel’s walk with as much conviction as the Motörhead frontman Lemmy, who has died aged 70 of cancer. Despite his high-profile image as a hell-raiser, Lemmy’s influence as a musician and songwriter should not be underestimated. His bass guitar style was unique, combining a heavily distorted tone with chords for a sound that more resembled rhythm guitar. The amphetamine-fuelled tempo of Motörhead’s songs in the 1970s made the band – in any of its many line-ups – stand out from the more leisurely heavy metal sound of the day, inspiring younger admirers such as Metallica. Despite the rawness of his music, Lemmy’s melodies were indebted to 1950s rock’n’rollers such...
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November 16, 2016 AXS TV Pays Tribute to Motörhead Legend Lemmy Kilmister in “The Merry Metal-thon” Block Dec. 18 (AXS TV - HDNet LLC)
(Source: AXS TV - HDNet LLC) AXS TV PAYS TRIBUTE TO MOTÖRHEAD LEGEND LEMMY KILMISTER IN THE MERRY METAL-THON BLOCK, FEATURING THE PREMIERE OF MOTÖRHEAD - CLEAN YOUR CLOCK ON DECEMBER 18 AT 9:30PE The Event also Includes MÖTLEY CRÜE: THE END, the Premiere of INSIDE METAL: PIONEERS OF LA HARD ROCK & METAL Hosted by Eddie Trunk, & More LOS ANGELES - November 16, 2016 - Get ready to rock around the Christmas tree with AXS TV this December, as the network presents a day of heavy hits in the Merry Metal-Thon on Sunday, December 18. The event begins at 2pE, with JASON BECKER: NOT DEAD YET, the incredible true story of Jason Becker-a guitar virtuoso who, at the age of 19, was diagnosed with ALS and...
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Goodbye to Lemmy Kilmister — Metal genius and ‘the most drunken diabetic in the world’
A voice like shrapnel and a bass tone to match. A steady diet of rock ‘n’ roll and rebellion — fueled by, until not so long ago, a bottle of Jack Daniel’s per day and sexual escapades too numerous to count. Plus: muttonchops. Lemmy Kilmister, singer and bass player of Motörhead, somehow lived to be 70 before a surprise cancer diagnosis killed him on Monday. He played hard, he partied hard, and he lived hard — and leaves a venerable oeuvre eclipsed only by his reputation as one of rock’s most grizzled survivors. For sheer durability in a field where many a legend is undone by substances or suicide by age 30, only Ozzy Osbourne and Keith Richards come close to Lemmy — and neither is as...
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Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor: Hell-raising Motörhead drummer whose pounding mastery of his kit kick-started the ...
In the late 1970s, the Motörhead drummer, Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor, put the thrash in metal by simply doubling up the kick-bass-drum pattern on “Overkill”, the title track of the band’s second album, recorded at the Roundhouse Studios in London. Taylor’s relentless drumming went on to resonate throughout thrash metal and was taken up by the so-called Big Four, the four American bands that formed the cornerstones of the fast-moving, irresistible genre that dominated the ’80s, Anthrax, Metallica, Megadeth and Slayer. Thrash has since bled into death metal and spawned myriad variations away from the Anglo-Saxon rock world, in South America, continental Europe and beyond, and remains one of...
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Dave Grohl Recalls Foo Fighters Backing 'Nervous' Mick Jagger on 'SNL'
When Dave Grohl stopped by Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich's Beats 1 radio show, It's Electric recently, he told the story of how Foo Fighters became Mick Jagger's backing band on Saturday Night Live in 2012. Related Dave Grohl Goes Deep on Foo Fighters' New LP, Chris Cornell Dave Grohl goes deep on bro-ing down with Justin Timberlake, missing Chris Cornell and his band's star-studded new LP As Grohl explained on the episode – airing in two parts this Sunday at 6 p.m. EST and Sunday, September 17th – it began with a phone call from SNL producer Lorne Michaels. "He said, 'Well, look, I'm working on the...
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Motörhead frontman Lemmy, 70, dies of cancer
(CNN)Legendary Motörhead frontman and bassist Lemmy has died of cancer, his bandmates have announced. He was 70. Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister, who was also a member and sometime vocalist of the band Hawkwind in the 1970s, found that he was suffering from "an extremely aggressive" form of cancer on December 26 -- the day after Christmas. He died at home with his family. "We cannot begin to express our shock and sadness, there aren't words," a short statement on the band's official Facebook page read. "We will say more in the coming days, but for now, please...play Motörhead loud, play Hawkwind loud, play Lemmy's music LOUD. "Have a drink or few. Read More "Share stories. "Celebrate the LIFE this...
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Motörhead frontman Lemmy dies, 70, of cancer
(CNN)Legendary Motörhead frontman and bassist Lemmy has died of cancer, his bandmates have announced. He was 70. Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister, who was also a member and sometime vocalist of the band Hawkwind in the 1970s, found that he was suffering from "an extremely aggressive" form of cancer on December 26 -- the day after Christmas. He died at home with his family. "We cannot begin to express our shock and sadness, there aren't words," a short statement on the band's official Facebook page read. "We will say more in the coming days, but for now, please...play Motörhead loud, play Hawkwind loud, play Lemmy's music LOUD. "Have a drink or few. Read More "Share stories. "Celebrate the LIFE this...
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Justin Bieber Dissed By Motörhead Fans, Yet He Is A Metal Head
Around the world, metal fans are still mourning the loss of Motörhead’s frontman, Lemmy Kilmister, and they want Justin Bieber to fall to number two so they can make Motörhead’s song “Ace of Spades” number one in the U.K.’s music charts. What is strange is that Justin Bieber has defined himself as a metal fan since 2012 — and it is likely this campaign to honor Motörhead has made Justin Bieber feel shamed by fellow metal heads. Moreover, the news about Motörhead fans campaigning against him could not come to Justin Bieber at a worse time since he is finally reaching the top of the charts in the U.K. after six years of being a celebrity musician. On...
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Metal Allegiance, Corey Taylor and Dave Lombardo play a tribute to Lemmy
It isn't everyday that fans can see members of Megadeth, Testament, Sepultura, Slipknot, and formerly Slayer all on stage at the same time. It would take a momentous occasion to motivate such a gathering. Without a doubt, honoring legendary Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister on the day of his funeral qualifies as such an occasion. It all went down at Lemmy's Sunset Strip stomping grounds at the Whisky A Go Go, only a few steps away from his favorite hangout the Rainbow Bar & Grill. Megadeth's David Ellefson, Testament's Alex Skolnick, the Winery Dogs' Mike Portnoy, and principal partner Mark...
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Motorhead's Lemmy: My Life in 15 Snarls
For 40 years now, Motörhead have been one of rock & roll's most authentic bands. While ringmaster Lemmy Kilmister's peers have settled down, gotten sober and, by and large, bid adieu to their Dionysian vices, the gravelly voiced singer and bassist — who will turn 70 in December — still drinks, gambles and tortures fans' eardrums with dangerously high decibels in concert. Sidebar Ahöy: Anthrax and Motörhead Rock the Motörboat » Although he's written an autobiography and been the subject of a documentary,...
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Dave Grohl inks arm with Ace of Spades tattoo in honour of Lemmy
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has paid the ultimate tribute to mentor Motorhead singer Lemmy Kilmister just hours after the metal icon's death. Grohl said he was heartbroken by the news his close friend had died on December 28, describing Kilmister as "a friend and legend". The two men collaborated on Grohl's 2004 heavy metal side-project band Probot and performed Motohead's iconic track Ace of Spaces together at the 2010 Revolver Golden Gods Awards. Advertisement To immortalise...
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Dave Grohl inks arm with Aces of Spades tattoo in honour of Lemmy
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has paid the ultimate tribute to mentor Motorhead singer Lemmy Kilmister just hours after the metal icon's death. Grohl said he was heartbroken by the news his close friend had died on December 28, describing Kilmister as "a friend and legend". The two men collaborated on Grohl's 2004 heavy metal side-project band Probot and performed Motohead's iconic track Ace of Spaces together at the 2010 Revolver Golden Gods Awards. Advertisement To immortalise...
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Rock stars pay tribute at Lemmy's funeral
Rock's biggest names lined up to pay tribute to Motorhead frontman Lemmy at a star-studded Hollywood funeral. Dave Grohl, Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash and Metallica members Lars Ulrich and Robert Trujillo, took turns to share their memorable experiences with the hellraiser, who died last month just days after he turned 70. The memorial service, held at the Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery in Los Angeles, was broadcast live on YouTube and watched by over 280,000 Motorhead fans around the world. Former Nirvana drummer Grohl sobbed as he told...
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Lars Ulrich, Dave Grohl, Ozzy Osbourne honour Lemmy
Metallica star Lars Ulrich had a candid conversation with Lemmy Kilmister about death just days before the veteran rocker was diagnosed with terminal cancer. The Motorhead frontman passed away on Monday, just two days after doctors told him he had just months to live, and the loss sent the rock world into mourning. Lars has now revealed he caught up with Lemmy at the rocker's 70th birthday party in Los Angeles on 13 December, and the drummer told his idol he had an "obligation" to the music world to "live forever." In a tribute piece penned for Rolling Stone, Lars writes, "I was down at the 70th party two weeks ago, and I got a chance to sit with him for about 10...
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Fans, musicians remember Motorhead's Lemmy at memorial and on Sunset Strip
Nearly two weeks after he died, Motörhead founder and heavy metal icon Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister received his formal farewell on Saturday at Forest Lawn Memorial-Park in Los Angeles. As family members, fellow metal-heads and longtime friends filled the sanctuary to remember a singular artist and creator of such rock 'n’ roll classics as “Ace of Spades,” “Overkill,” “Stay Clean” and dozens of others, thousands of rockers across the world watched via a live YouTube feed. Like the man himself, the two-hour ceremony was light on formalities but heavy in intensity. Filled with funny, honest stories and anecdotes about a bassist and singer who...
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Lemmy's Last Days: How Metal Legend Celebrated 70th, Stared Down Cancer
Two weekends before his death, Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead was celebrating an unlikely milestone on the Sunset Strip: his coming 70th birthday. He looked frail but regal in his black cavalry jacket and hat, watching from an upstairs balcony at the Whisky a Go Go as Slash, Billy Idol, Sebastian Bach and other famous rock & roll comrades paid tribute to him onstage. Related PHOTOS: Motorhead's Lemmy: 20 Essential Songs From Hawkwind to Probot, via several decades' worth of Motörhead madness, here's the late metal icon at his gruff best The emailed invitation had called for a night of music, "chit-chat and general all-around merriment" on December 13th. Former...
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