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Ian Fraser Kilmister (24 December 1945 – 28 December 2015), better known as Lemmy Kilmister or simply Lemmy, was a British musician. He was the founder, lead singer, bassist and primary songwriter of the rock band Motörhead , of which he was the only continuous member, and a member of Hawkwind from 1971 to 1975.
Two lineups of Motörhead performing live in 1982 (top) and 2013 (bottom). Motörhead were an English heavy metal band from London. Formed in 1975, the group originally featured former Hawkwind bassist and vocalist Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, former Pink Fairies guitarist and vocalist Larry Wallis, and drummer Lucas Fox. The band went through several lineup changes, before settling on its final ...
Lemmy was dismissed from Hawkwind in May 1975 after being arrested in Canada for drug possession; [17] [18] he said "the band dismissed me for doing the wrong drugs". [19] Now on his own, Lemmy decided to form a new band called Motörhead, the name was inspired by the final song he had written for Hawkwind.
White Line Fever is the 2002 autobiography of Lemmy (Ian Fraser Kilmister), the founder of the British rock band Motörhead. Editions
Kilmister is a surname of English origin. People with that surname include: Clive W. Kilmister (1924–2010), British mathematician who specialised in the mathematical foundations of physics; Ian Fraser Kilmister (better known as Lemmy; 1945–2015), English bass-player, singer, and songwriter; Wally Kilmister (1908–1973), New Zealand ...
The band is however best-remembered for launching the career of Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister of Motörhead, then known as Ian Willis. They were originally called Rev Black and the Rockin' Vicars, then abbreviated it to the Rockin' Vicars, but to get more gigs or even a chance at a record contract, they changed their name to "Rockin' Vickers".
Lemmy, real name Ian Kilmister, died in December 2015 in his Los Angeles apartment from prostate cancer, cardiac arrhythmia, and congestive heart failure. The singer and bassist had been suffering ...
Motörhead were originally formed in 1975 in London by bassist and vocalist Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, after his departure from Hawkwind, who drafted in guitarist Larry Wallis and drummer Lucas Fox (who was quickly replaced by Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor) to complete the band's initial lineup.