Lemmy, dead at 70

[SteveB]

didnt he do well making it to 70,

One of those rock stars that by their lifestyle should have been dead years ago......

[Cassandra]

Ah good old Lemme, I blame all those article's going on and on about his longevity...taunting death like that,
U can imagine it now Lemmy and some big titted Valkrye playing chess by the fire with a 5th of whiskey each. mmm, it's probably not chess they're at tho
May he rest in peace.

[SteveB]

Ah good old Lemme, I blame all those article's going on and on about his longevity...taunting death like that,
U can imagine it now Lemmy and some big titted Valkyrie playing chess by the fire with a bottle of whiskey each. mmm, it's probably not chess they're at tho
May he rest in peace.

Fixed that!

[Westsidex]

Ian Fraser "Lemmy" Kilmister has died after being diagosed with cancer only two days ago.

He was best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, principal songwriter, founder, and sole constant member of the rock band Motörhead as well as having been a member of Hawkwind.

Great musician and great band but in all fairness he was seventy. I mean nobody wants to see a seventy year old over the hill on stage. Great in their day though.

Westside.

[Cable87]

I was lucky enough to see Motörhead live once...

At least we know where Lemmy is now:

[Floki]

I watched Motörhead back in 2011, they were really great to see live.
Lemmy will be missed and is music will always still rock the world.

Rip in Peace Lemmy!

[SteveB]

Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister will be laid to rest at a private funeral in Los Angeles at 3pm LA time (11pm Irish time). So, have a few drinks and play his music loud.


Lemmy 24 December 1945 == 28 December 2015 (aged 70)

Watch service live here:-

[SteveB]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35261412

Lemmy was a British citizen. Why did he not get a knighthood, unlike a lot of other rockers who had less influence on the genre than him?

[Mister Anderson]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35261412

Lemmy was a British citizen. Why did he not get a knighthood, unlike a lot of other rockers who had less influence on the genre than him?

Freddie Mercury didn't get one either. David Bowie refused his.

Part of the dubious 'honour' of receiving a knighthood involves, quite literally, bowing down to the establishment. I can't picture Lemmy doing that.

[SmallHorn]

Because a certain snobbery has always existed towards heavy rock, and towards those who play it. AC/DC's "Black in Black" is the second biggest selling album of all time, but if you told the average pop music listener they probably wouldn't believe you. Lemmy Kilmister has been one of the most influential musicians of the last 35-40 years, but it will never be acknowledged by the critics or the industry because he played heavy rock music. When someone like Justin Bieber can have 4 songs in the top ten at the same time then it says a lot about the quality of modern popular music, and the lack of taste shown by the people who by it. Modern music is over for me, I've been looking back for a long time now, and I can't see that changing anytime soon. Anyway, why would I listen to Bieber, Ed Sheeran etc when I can listen to The Beatles, Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Motörhead etc?

Beiber has some banging tunes out at minute though