Motorhead's Lemmy has died

[MB.]

And I can't find a single credible news source so here's Sharon Osbourne

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Edit: There we are

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[Shaun]

Lemmy Kilmister, founding member and frontman of Motörhead. has died. He was 70 years old.

News of his death was first reported by radio and TV host Eddie Trunk, who was a longtime friend of Lemmy. Several others have since confirmed the news, including Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne, who wrote on Twitter, “Lost one of my best friends, Lemmy, today. He will be sadly missed. He was a warrior and a legend. I will see you on the other side.”

Motörhead have yet to formally confirm the news, though Trunk added that an official statement will be released tomorrow.

The cause of Lemmy’s death is unknown, though he had been suffering from a number of well-publicized health issues, including hematoma. In 2013, he was fitted with an implantable defibrillator to correct an irregular heartbeat.

Ian Fraser “Lemmy” Kilmister was born Staffordshire, England in 1945. Inspired to become a musician after seeing The Beatles perform in concert, Lemmy spent his 20s playing in a variety of bands, and also served as a roadie in the Jimi Hendrix Experience.

In 1972, he was hired to play bass in the UK space rock group Hawkwind, despite having no previous experience on the instrument. He quickly honed his skills, helping shape the band’s sound on critically acclaimed albums such Space Ritual, while also signing lead vocals on the song “Silver Machine”, which peaked at No. 3 on the UK charts.

Lemmy was lead vocalist, bassist, principal songwriter and the founding, and the only constant member of Motörhead since the band’s formation in 1975. To date, Motörhead have released twenty studio albums and achieved 30 million in sales worldwide.

Motörhead saw far more commercial success in the UK, though they achieved a cult following in the US. Their ferocious hard-rock style rejuvenated the metal genre in the late 1970s and inspired everyone from Metallica to Guns N’ Roses to Dave Grohl. Albums such as Ace of Spades, Orgasmatron, and Rock N’ Roll were critically lauded, though ironically the band’s only Grammy Award came via a cover of Metallica’s “Whiplash”, which they recorded for a tribute CD.

Lemmy’s outlandish behavior further fueled his icon status. He was fired from Hawkwind after being arrested at the Canadian border for drug possession, yet his appetite for drugs and alcohol remained a constant throughout most of his career. He famously claimed he had drunken a bottle of Jack Daniel’s every day since turning 30, and he was also a proponent of amphetamines.

Lemmy also dabbled in acting with cameos in films such as Airheads, Hardware, and even Foo Fighters’ video for “White Limo”.

http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/12/r-i-p-lemmy-kilmister-motorhead-frontman-dead-at-70/

Sad news :( seemed a fun guy and a rock legend.

[MB.]

Ah, thanks

The BBC and Sky must be too busy watching Kay Burley trying on wellies

[MB.]

(RIP)

[Amy Jade]

Aw no that's sad and 70 isn't even that old, I found out about Motor head through watching WWE when I was younger but he seemed like a nice guy with an amazing talent

RIP

[Iceman]

He always seemed like a live fast die young kind of guy. RIP :(

[reece(:]

Oh wow the drummer died last month too

RIP to both.

[Ammi]

..he was a live hard, die young kind of guy..it's always sad when such an aggressive disease takes someone...

You know I'm born to lose, and gambling's for fools
But that's the way I like it baby
I don't wanna live for ever
And don't forget the joker!

Pushing up the ante, I know you gotta see me
Read 'em and weep, the dead man's hand again

I see it in your eyes, take one look and die
The only thing you see, you know it's gonna be the Ace of Spades


..RIP sir...

[arista]

Typical that Deadly Smoker
he did not know had cancer until 26th /12/15.

Its Crazy the way some news call it "aggressive cancer"

it was not
its just he never let it stop him until it got to fecking late.


He started as a Guitar player
but after being Rhodie for Jimi Hendrix
he thought why bother with guitar
when Jimi has it all.
So he went to Bass Guitar
and later joined Hawkwind.



A True Rock N. Roll Man
but he never took care of himself
and was smoking to his last breath

[arista]

Oh wow the drummer died last month too

RIP to both.


Long Term Smoking is Very Dangerous

[arista]

Ah, thanks

The BBC and Sky must be too busy watching Kay Burley trying on wellies


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