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Lemmy Kilmister

Musician
Formotörhead fans, rock’n’roll lifers, and anyone into 1950s rockabilly covers.
3 Reviews 17 Definitions 13 Charts
Rock Heavy Metal Metal

The Profile

English musician, singer, and songwriter; founder, bassist, and lead vocalist of Motörhead. Previously a member of Hawkwind; influential figure in heavy metal and rock and roll.

Born 24 December 1945; died 28 December 2015. Played with The Rockin’ Vickers, Sam Gopal, Hawkwind, and led Motörhead.

One review celebrates Lemmy’s rockabilly turn with Slim Jim and Danny B, praising a warm 1950s covers set and his unmistakable voice. The piece nods to Lemmy’s path from The Rockin’ Vickers and Sam Gopal to Hawkwind and founding Motörhead, crediting his role in shaping heavy metal. It spotlights the spirit of roots rock filtered through Lemmy’s grit.

Notable Quotes

❝ For those who don’t know him, Lemmy Kilminster is one of the ultimate symbols of ROCK’N’ROLL, as well as the founder of the Motorhead - ingenious, immeasurable, unbeatable - with whom he shattered all the age-old “genre” taboos by bastardizing rock, punk, and hard, thus paving the way for the nascent heavy metal.
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