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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Lemmy Kilmister
Lemmy was born in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire and raised in Anglesey, Wales.
Lemmy was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire and raised in Anglesey, Wales.
Lemmy was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire and raised in Anglesey.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Lemmy-Kilmister   (799 words)

  
 Xtreme Musician: Lemmy Kilmister
Lemmy began showing interest in rock and roll by the time he was a teenager, however, and he began listening to the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.
Kilmister then joined a band called Hawkwind in the early 70’s, but the group failed to achieve any real notoriety.
Lemmy is the ideal example of a dying breed of metal maniacs.
www.xtrememusician.com /info/artists/profiles/72.html   (286 words)

  
  Lemmy Kilmister - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lemmy was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire and raised in Anglesey, Wales.
Lemmy's connection with Took (formerly of T Rex) was not limited to Wallis, as they were personal friends and Took was the step-father to Lemmy's son Paul.
Lemmy is said to have called up the journalist who claimed he was bi, and informed him "it would be difficult for him to kneel down and get his floppy disk with a screwdriver through both knees." link The article was entirely removed from the website shortly after its appearance.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lemmy_Kilmister   (2100 words)

  
 Lemmy Kilmister
Lemmy was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire and raised in Anglesey.
The uncompromisingly intense nature of their sound appealed to both Lemmy's original metal/rock constituency as well as the new punk fans, and Lemmy's guttural vocals were unique in the world of rock at that time.
Lemmy collects Nazi memorabilia and has an iron cross incrusted on his bass, which has led to accusations of right-wing extremist tendencies.
www.knowledgefun.com /book/l/le/lemmy_kilmister.html   (536 words)

  
 Lemmy Kilmister - Music on FoxyTunes Planet
Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister (born Ian Fraser Kilmister, December 24 1945, also known as Ian Fraser Willis) is an English bass player and singer.
He is known primarily as the founding member and leader of the heavy metal band Motörhead.
His father, a clergyman, left the family when Lemmy was three months old; the experience helped to imbue a deep hatred of religion in Lemmy and this is reflected in a number of his songs.
www.foxytunes.com /artist/lemmy_kilmister   (273 words)

  
 MP3.com: Motorhead's Lemmy rocks on
Almost two years removed from a flurry of rumors of declining health, Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister is enthusiastically putting to rest any lingering questions of his vitality with a pair of new albums.
Kilmister, who turned 60 last December, recently issued Kiss of Death, the 23rd album from his enduring metal act Motorhead, as well as the debut disc from his rockabilly trio, the Head Cat, Fool's Paradise.
Kilmister had a scare less than two years ago when doctors in Hollywood recommended that part of an infected foot be amputated.
www.mp3.com /news/stories/6183.html   (625 words)

  
 All The World Is Lemmy's: Motorhead Live at the World (NY Rock)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Lemmy dedicated the number to the Ramones' late great frontman, and Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Joey Ramone.
Lemmy and his cacophonous compadres closed out the fetid festivities with yet another love song for the Grim Reaper, "Killed by Death." And then, like a right cross to the teeth, "Iron Fist" followed.
Kilmister (Lemmy's real last name) and his van of villains have been rolling into New York City every year or so since '79 but "tonight was the best," he said at the end of the show.
www.nyrock.com /reviews/2002/motorheadlive.asp   (724 words)

  
 Amazon.com: White Line Fever: The Autobiography: Books: Lemmy Kilmister,Janiss Garza   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Lemmy was there as they all emerged: the Beatles, the Stones, Clapton, Beck, Deep Purple, Hendrix, Black Sabbath, Led Zep, and a variety of somewhat obscure psychedelic bands, on and on it goes.
But Lemmy is generally very nice to all that he reports on, with the major exception of the Sony label and Tommy Mottola who ran that label at the time.
Lemmy Kilmister, lead singer of Motorhead, tells his story as if you were sitting right there next to him enjoying a cold one together.
www.amazon.com /Line-Fever-Autobiography-Lemmy-Kilmister/dp/0806525908   (1952 words)

  
 Lemmy Kilmister / Motörhead - Collaborator of Robert Calvert
Born as Ian Fraser Kilmister on a Christmas eve and the son of a vicar — the man set out to become one of the most uncompromising — yet successful musicians — in the rock business.
The band knew that Lemmy had a reputation of being a notorious 'speed-freak' — but after finally doing an audition he got the job — and immediately turned into one of the key-members of the band.
Kilmister is not only known to be outspoken against the press, politicians and all sorts of hypocrites — he's also generous and forgiving...
www.motorhead.ru /art10calvert.htm   (1440 words)

  
 Interview with Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister of Motörhead
I asked Lemmy what it felt like to be an icon in Rock 'n' Roll, and it was obvious that he relishes his successes.
Lemmy doesn't think it's a bad thing that the metal scene isn't "accepted" by people in general: "If they accept it it's dead.
Lemmy was at his most eloquent when he spoke about gun control, and I'm lifting this stuff from the PR info I got since I think it says it better than our conversation: "The hunting thing in America, it's unbelievable---they dress up like the SAS to kill a deer!
www.ram.org /music/articles/lemmyinterview.html   (888 words)

  
 Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister
Lemmy was born Ian Fraser Kilmister in Stoke-on-Trent in 1945, the son of a vicar who walked out on his mother when the boy was just three months old.
After a brief spell in the early '90s when the band fell from grace in Britain, Motörhead are back with a vengeance, gathering more fans and getting great reviews for their latest album Hammered.
Lemmy is a survivor, a rock-legend who has been there and seen it all.
www.lemmy-kilmister.com /man.html   (150 words)

  
 Featured Artist #27: Motörhead - Music & Musician Forums
Lemmy Kilmister, the son of a vicar, had only been playing bass for Hawkwind for six months when they asked him to sing for them.
Lemmy went searching for band members and after a couple of weeks was pointed in the direction of Lucas Fox for drums and Larry Willis (ex Pink Fairies) for guitar.
Lemmy thought hard about the name and tried to think of a name which summed up their style of playing.
www.musicianforums.com /forums/showthread.php?t=401160   (1352 words)

  
 Motorhead Interview with Lemmy Kilmister, Philthy Animal Taylor and Brian Robertson by Joy Williams
Lemmy always plays so fast that it's always been down to the guitarist and me to keep the rhythm and melody going.
Lemmy is just non-stop playing all the time, so for the highs and lows of the numbers, the ups and downs, light and shade — whatever you want to call it — it's basically down to Robbo and myself.
Lemmy's been at it since 1962, Robbo since he was in his early teens.
www.motorhead.ru /int15robbo.htm   (1763 words)

  
 Motorhead Bass Tabs: 123 Free Tabs!
Founded by ex- Hawkwind bassist Lemmy Kilmister in 1975, the band specialises in songs that are extremely loud to the unaccustomed listener.
While the band are typically classified as heavy metal or speed metal, Kilmister has refused such labels, preferring to describe Motörhead's style as " rock and roll".
After being sacked from Hawkwind in 1975, supposedly for "doing the wrong drugs," Kilmister decided to form a new band, originally to be called Bastard.
www.bassmasta.net /m/motorhead   (237 words)

  
 BLABBERMOUTH.NET - M×TORHEAD's LEMMY KILMISTER Explains What Makes Him Irresistible To Women
Lemmy was apparently a very cool dude, and always said hello.
But then again, Lemmy says that he has been using amphetamine all his adult life so I guess a psychosis is a normal state of mind for him.
Lemmy's been known to be an avid collector of merchandise from the era of "Hitler's Germany" (i.e., the Third Reich)...Did he trade all that in for some jungle juice and bongo drums??
www.roadrunnerrecords.com /blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=52746   (2143 words)

  
 Lemmy Kilmister news at universalbuzz.com!
According to VH1, Lemmy Kilmister is under doctor's orders to get some rest after being hospitalized over the weekend.
Kilmister was diagnosed as being severly dehydrated and suffering from exhaustion.
Apparently Lemmy beleived that by adding a few extra ice cubes to his Jack and Coke, he was getting the proper water-intake for the hot European summer.
www.universalbuzz.com /NewsArticle.asp?ArticleNumber=1000   (126 words)

  
 Yahoo! Radish: Celebrity Playlist: Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead: Playlists by Subject, Mood, Situation, Covers and ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Radish: Celebrity Playlist: Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead: Playlists by Subject, Mood, Situation, Covers and more.
Lemmy has selected 10 albums he thinks you should hear for Amazon.com.
YMU has 7 of them, and I would suggest you take Lemmy's advice lest you meet him in a dark alley.
www.scopecreep.com /Yahoo/2006/04/celebrity-playlist-lemmy-kilmister-of.html   (112 words)

  
 KNAC.COM - Features - Head Of The Class   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In 1975, Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister was detained in Canada on a drug possession charge.
Lemmy is the undisputed leader and frontman of Motorhead.
Lemmy is the last great rock icon now that Joey ramone is gone.
www.knac.com /article.asp?ArticleID=293   (1564 words)

  
 Lemmy Kilmister - Wikipédia
Ian Fraser Kilmister dit Lemmy Kilmister (né le 24 décembre 1945, à Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Angleterre) est un bassiste et chanteur de heavy metal.
Lemmy a passé sa jeunesse sur l'île d'Anglesey, Pays de Galles.
2000 ;: Lemmy, Slim Jim and Danny B - Lemmy, Slim Jim and Danny B
fr.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lemmy_Kilmister   (894 words)

  
 Lemmy Kilmister Photo Gallery, Lemmy Kilmister Pictures & Sex Interview   (Site not responding. Last check: )
If Lemmy says to mind your manners, you damn well better listen.
Lemmy: The '60s, because everybody was completely ruined out of their mind on acid.
And she came and she said, "I've been waiting for you for five years, and I'm taking you now." So I said, okay.
www.playboy.com /sex/d12/lemmykilmister   (334 words)

  
 Stormbringer Webzine: Interview with Lemmy Kilminster of Motorhead
Though Lemmy is a physically imposing figure, his wit and intelligence are his most frightening weapons.
We covered some of the standard topics but what makes this a bit special for me and, hopefully, for you is how we could move from music to politics and back while managing to sandwich in a bit of rock and roll nostalgia.
Lemmy is a veritable world encyclopedia and I can only hope for a second chance to flip through his mental scrapbook again someday.
www.stormbringerwebzine.co.uk /Interviews/MotorheadInterview.html   (5280 words)

  
 Lemmy Describes Everything Louder
Motorhead and Lemmy Kilmister have been rock'n'roll icons for more than twenty years.
They are truly legends in their own time and, amazingly, they continue to make a significant impact today.
As Lemmy says at the beginning of the band's latest double CD, "Everything Louder Than Everyone Else" (their first new live CD in ten years): "We are Motorhead...and we're gonna kick your ass."
www.roughedge.com /features/lemmy.htm   (699 words)

  
 Pop - Feuilleton - FAZ.NET - Lemmy Kilmister: Eisenteddy
Ein Kind soll er nur ungern gewesen sein; seit er sich rasieren kann, weiß er, worum es im Leben geht: „Ich besaß eine Farm in Wales mit zwei Hengsten, die ich für 34 Pfund gekauft und selbst zugeritten hatte.
Das eigentliche proprium Kilmisters und seiner wechselnden Helfer sind und bleiben freilich die Bühnenauftritte, traditionell mit der bescheidenen Selbstvorstellung „We are,Motörhead', we play Rock'n'Roll“ eröffnet.
Wenn Lemmy Kilmister, der heute sechzig Jahre alt wird, eines traurigen Tages abtritt, wird er's mit einer gütig wegwerfenden Geste tun, die sagt: Macht euren Dreck fortan alleine.
www.faz.net /s/RubE219BC35AB30426197C224F193F54B1B/Doc~EA25BCD0707244933886A4CABD6221A01~ATpl~Ecommon~Scontent.html   (390 words)

  
 Motorhead’s Lemmy Ready To Rock-abilly   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Iconic rock animal Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead has spoken about his rockabilly side project The Head Cat.
The band, featuring Lemmy on vocals, acoustic guitar and harmonica, Stray Cats drummer Slim Jim Phantom and Lonesome Spurs guitarist Danny B Harvey, released an all covers album called ‘Fool’s Paradise’ in 2006.
With Motorhead recently celebrating their thirtieth anniversary and their twenty-third album, ‘Kiss Of Death’, Lemmy also stated that even after a recent health scare, that threatened to leave him missing a foot, he’ll keep on playing.
undercover.com.au /news/2006/sep06/20060907_motorhead.html   (222 words)

  
 YouTube - lemmy kilmister tribute
This is a real nice Tribute to Lemmy, he is a rock Icon.
thanks icetitan,i did this edit for a classic rock award magazine lemmy was given the legend award,i didnt know much about him before,i am so impressed,he is a brilliant writer and a free spirit,not many about i'm afraid.
Lemmy`s been there done that for literally everything in hard rock and beyond.
www.youtube.com /watch?v=ldvXW1xizLg   (231 words)

  
 Lemmy Kilmister Guitars
Contrary to some people's opinion, Lemmy is a very well spoken extremely personable, well mannered guy !!!
We spent some time together and took in a show here in Vegas with a couple of other people from my crew.
Lemmy, Motorhead's flamboyant bassist has allowed Rickenbacker to build only 50 of these hand carved reproductions of his own bass.
www.celebrityrockstarguitars.com /rock/kilmister.htm   (119 words)

  
 White Line Fever by Lemmy Kilmister   (Site not responding. Last check: )
It also says a lot about his philosophy on life, which is interesting if you have an interest in Motörhead and their music, but probably irrelevant if you don't.
What I would have liked is more thoughts on the individual albums, what Lemmy thought of the songs, why he wrote them, that sort of thing.
Of course, I'm assuming that he can (a) remember these things and (b) that he had a reason in the first place, neither of which is necessarily true.
www.nnbtv.dircon.co.uk /Books/2003/Lemmy.html   (241 words)

  
 Lemmy Kilmister... [Archive] - TalkBass Forums
Lemmy is educated, articulate, not pretty but soooo charismatic.
He truly is one of a kind, and the truth is, he started off playing rhythm guitar way back when, and it was only when he hooked up with Hawkwind that he got abass thrust into his hands, he was less than thrilled at first but eventually took to it.
I was too late bu about ten seconds, but I did remind him Lemmy was in the band after he said on the air that he couldn't remember the bassist's name....
www.talkbass.com /forum/archive/index.php/t-7127.html   (2284 words)

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