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RIP Lemmy Kilmister

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Killed_by_Death said:
Yeah, in a way it's a better way to go IMHO.
He wasn't in the best of health for at least a year though. I was surprised to see him smoking in an interview after the Paris attack.
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Yeah, but this is the guy who switched from Jack and Coke to Vodka and Orange "for health reasons" :)


Lemmy, the grizzled perpetual badass who fronts metal icons Motörhead, has seen healthier days. His band was forced to cancel a few shows earlier this year when the nearly 70-year-old rocker was stricken with gastric distress and dehydration, and he now walks with a the aid of a stick because “my legs are shaged.” He also suffers from diabetes, but he’s found an interesting way to combat the illness; instead of his usual Jack Daniels and coke, Lemmy has switched to vodka and orange juice in order to stay healthy.

“I like orange juice better,” he told The Guardian in a recent interview. “So, Coca-Cola can shag off.”

Now, yes, his assistant has apparently warned him that a sugary fruit drink mixed with alcohol might not really be better than a sugary soda mixed with alcohol, but he’s shaging Lemmy. He’s also cut down his smoking habit to just a pack a week, so at least he’s looking out for himself.

“Apparently I am still indestructible,” he insisted, noting that the only thing that will keep him from playing music is death itself. “As long as I can walk the few yards from the back to the front of the stage without a stick,” he said, adding with a laugh, “Or even if I do have to use a stick.”

Motörhead frontman Lemmy has switched from whiskey to vodka for health reasons​
 
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Killed_by_Death said:
Yeah, in a way it's a better way to go IMHO.
He wasn't in the best of health for at least a year though. I was surprised to see him smoking in an interview after the Paris attack.
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Why quit smoking at that point...it takes years to recover from smoking and fighting the addiction is only going to make things worse at his age....Lemmy knew his time was growing short

Sad to hear Lemmy passed on....but he is a very misunderstood person in many ways.

One of my ex GF's absolutely hated everything about Motorhead (she went on to marry the VP of a bank, go figure) yet she loved heavy bands like Judas Priest.

Lemmy came from an educated & military family in England....I think unless you grew up in the 60's as a child like me, his image to some was somewhat unclear.

Lemmy was educated and well read....my ex GF thought he was some dumbass that was in & out of jail......I heard from my ex daughter that my ex thinks Justin Bieber is hot and has been to one of his concerts (she is 54)...cant believe I wasted 8 years with this crazy broad.

I hope I go the same way as Lemmy....quickly.
 
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I still have the "Lemmy documentary" on my DVD recorder. It was broadcasted on German/French arte TV.
It is like in the ZDF interview I linked above. Lemmy couldn't deny that he was a real "English working class man" - and he was kind and genuine (in general). The documentary shows his relation to his son - complicated, but coming fron the heart.
 
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And another great passes into history. Sorry to hear that he succumbed to cancer but at least it wasn't a drug overdose. Lemmy lived his life doing what he loved to do and he did it well. Good news is we still have his music. Lemmy was probably one of the most genuine people you'd ever meet. If you wanted to know how he felt about something, all you had to do was ask him. No dissembling, or PC crap, he just straight told you how it was.

He will be missed.
 
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JaredBT said:
What struck me the most regarding this Gentleman was his cover, the hard looking super badass rocker and yet really was the kindest, very decent, warm hearted person. If everyone were like Lemmy the world would be a much kinder place...
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That's what i've been telling folks for years...Lemmy was very kind and he very much admired the sarcastic personality of John Lennon.

Another thing, most do not know his working relationship with Ozzy in which Lemmy wrote many of the lyrics on "No More Tears" which was the huge comeback album for Ozzy and one that Lemmy has managed to make more money on then Motorhead albums.

Lemmy always considered Motorhead as a "rock and roll band" not heavy metal.....basically "rock and roll with a metallic edge played louder and faster".

Influences were the very 50's rockers for the most part.
 
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funkytoe said:
I was so saddened last night when my wife read this on her news feed and alerted me. I had only met him once, at the Rainbow of course, but I had great respect for him. My favorite Lemmy story is not about drinking Jack or snorting speed. It really is about his humanity. A good friend of mine, Steffan Chirazi, has made a career out of reporting all things metal. He was a featured writer for RIP and Kerrang and currently serves as Editor in Chief for Metallica's fanzine. Steffan told me that his entry into that career came from Lemmy - 25+ years ago - while Steffan was still in high school in England. Steffan wrote Lemmy a letter requesting an interview for his high school newspaper. Steffan assumed, if he was lucky, that he might get a 10 minute telephone interview. Not only did Lemmy reply, he invited Steffan down to his studio and spent a day with him telling stories of being a roadie for Jimi Hendrix to his days in Hawkwind and ultimately the formation of Motorhead. Steffan wrote about all of it, and ultimately drew attention from larger publishers as a result. In that one act of kindness, Lemmy helped to directly launch Steffan's writing career. Lemmy did not have to do it. He was an established rock star. He did not need to be interviewed for a high school newspaper. But he agreed to anyway... Steffan and Lemmy have remained close friends ever since. Lemmy lived the rock and roll cliche' - sex, drugs, etc. But there was nothing cliche' about Lemmy. He was a balls-to-the-wall rock and roll legend with very little ego and, as Steffan's story shows, the heart of a gentleman. RIP Lemmy. We will not see another like you.
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This is the best story yet. Wonderful.

Slinger said:
Yeah, but this is the guy who switched from Jack and Coke to Vodka and Orange "for health reasons" :)
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And this is second best!! :bassist:
 

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