Lemmy Kilmister
Lemmy Kilmister
Ian Fraser Kilmister, known as Lemmy, was an English musician, singer and songwriter who founded and fronted the rock band Motörhead. His music was one of the foundations of the heavy metal genre. He was known for his appearance, his distinctive gravelly voice and distinctive bass playing style. Alongside his music career, he also had many minor roles in film and television...
ProfessionBassist
Date of Birth24 December 1945
CityBurslem, England
boys player guitar-player
Randy [ Rhoads] had small hands. Boy, could he play guitar. He became an even better guitar player after he died.
long musician jazz
Music had been going on a long time before that. You have to remember that before rock n' roll there were a bunch of jazz musicians all doing heroin. That sh*t has been around a long time.
player people get-better
It is a well-known mystery that guitar players suddenly get better once they are dead. Buddy Holly was the first. Stevie Ray Vaughan is known by a lot more people than had ever heard of him when he was alive.
song
When George [Harrison] died the guards at Buckingham Palace played a medley of George's songs during the changing of the guard; that sort of thing never happens.
song writing
They [The Beatles ] were the first band to write their own songs in Britain because we always just covered American songs before that.
song mercy grammy
It was just a mercy f**k, as it was our 30th anniversary. They gave Grammy to us for a cover of somebody else's song. It would have a lot more meaning if it had been for one of our songs.
hangover drinking kids
A kid once said to me "Do you get hangovers?" I said, "To get hangovers you have to stop drinking.
two people kind
In my life so far, I have discovered that there are really only two kinds of people: those who are for you, and those who are against you. Learn to recognize them, for they are often and easily mistaken for each other.
sex ozone-layer hair
Safe sex, safe music, safe clothing, safe hair spray, safe ozone layer. Too late! Everything that's been achieved in the history of mankind has been achieved by not being safe.
spiritual brave-new-world becoming
It seems that our brave new world is becoming less tolerant, spiritual and educated than it ever was when I was young.
winning born loses
Born to lose. Live to win.
giving-up drinking bars
My entire social life is spent in bars, so I don't see giving up drinking as a viable option. Could you see me saying, 'Tomato juice please?'
looks helping can-do
Don't look to me. Don't ask for help. Don't ask for anything that you can do yourself
doors people guy
People don't want to see the guy next door on the stage, they want to see a being from another planet. You want to see somebody you'd never meet in ordinary life.