RIP: Ian Fraser Kilmister
 

Better known by his handle from Motorhead, Lemmy passed away today at the age of 70. Not many details at this point

Motorhead's Lemmy Kilmister Dies at Age 70

so sad, so talented.... had a whiskey with him in LA about 15 years ago :(

from the band's official Facebook


Even when the man was wrong -- and he occasionally was -- he was always above all else himself. And I respect that an awful lot.

Rest in peace.

Damn, just saw an article in Rolling Stone about their 40th Anniv tour. 70 though. That's alright. That's a life lived at least.

And Lemmy crammed more into those 70 years than any 5 men probably could. Louder than everyone else to the end, R.I.P!!

Saw them at Riotfest this past summer... I have 5 fingers of scotch with his name on it. RIP man.

Who'd win in a wrestling match, Lemmy or God?

I find the cult of Lemmy/Motorhead fascinating....mostly because it's kind of based on ether. 99.9% of the people who will claim to be deeply affected by Lemmy's death, will write some soliloquy equating to him to rock royalty, yet have never heard a single Motorhead song aside from 'Ace of Spades'. None of which is to say that Lemmy/Motorhead don't deserve the praise, or to claim that I'm any different/better, just that I find it fascinating how many people have formed a deep connection with Lemmy and Motorhead that seems to only be fractionally based on their actual music. It reminds me of how every third gutterpunk is wearing a massive Crass backpatch, despite the fact that Crass sold like 4 records. I guess that's the definition of iconic. R.I.P. Lemster.