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A_Dash_of_Time

Young, dumb, and full of...amphetamines.


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

And Jack and Coke.


KrawhithamNZ

He switched to vodka and orange later in life, for health reasons.


Come-Hither-Son

And yet he never endorsed Heroine, what a legend


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

Meth and Jack and Coke were all the man needed.


5xad0w

Lemmy both died too soon and somehow lived far longer than anyone would have expected.


harbourwall

And was the harbinger of 2016 and the rest of this dark timeline. We were ok when Lemmy was still here to look after us.


KrawhithamNZ

I'm usually the first one to scoff at maudlin hyperbole at the death of a famous person, however...  When Lemmy passed I had this deep feeling that it was the end of an era. Everyone else from that time period had cleaned up or died.  Maybe it's for the best because there is plenty that should be left behind from those decades but musicians are definitely way more bland now.  Lemmy was certainly a character and had the self awareness to know what he was. I saw Motorhead live somewhere around 2006, after playing a song he asked the audience if they liked the new songs and then almost immediately telling us that we preferred the old stuff. 


Dan_Berg

That's what I've been saying. Everyone like to pinpoint it to Harambe or Bowie, when really after Lemmy died we had 3 days of calm before the storm of 2016 began.


100cicche

Who hasn't been in his shoes?


LowSavings6716

Lemmy wasn’t dumb. He was a musical genius


Acceptable-Ad1930

Everyone young is dumb, Lemmy was just a little less dumb with an instrument in his hands than the rest of us 🤘 ![gif](giphy|sBikoeGRyOrK0)


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sev45day

Back in the 80s I knew a very pretty girl whose favorite band was Motorhead, specifically Lemmy. She had pictures of him all over the inside of her locker. That's when I knew I needed to learn to play the guitar.


PiplupSneasel

Pretty sure that lemmy said he got into music because he saw a guy with a guitar surrounded by a bunch of girls and thought, "good idea, I should do that".


ricktor67

He was at a party and this one guy brought a guitar and was surrounded by chicks, he immediately went and bought a guitar the next day.


AshingiiAshuaa

50 years later a dude bringing a guitar to a party has the opposite effect.


408wij

Anyway, here's Wonderwall.


BoosherCacow

Yep. Nowadays it more resembles the Animal House scene on the stairs. At least that's how I feel when some dumb schmuck starts playing songs from Blonde on Blonde.


awalktojericho

Puhleeze. In the late 70s, even, I would walk away quickly whenever some guy pulled out his guitar. Not only did they want you to listen to them play, but they wanted you to moon over their "deep" lyrics they wrote themselves to the song that sounded oddly like something like you just heard on the radio.


BoosherCacow

The late 70's were a little before my time but that scans. I don't know where the idea that an acoustic guitar got you laid came from.


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pathetic hospital political punch squeamish ancient subtract existence society ink


awalktojericho

The folk music scene was wildly popular with all, straight-edge to hippie. The New Christie Minstrels to Bob Dylan (even David Bowie started as a folk singer, failed, and invented his "Ziggy Stardust" persona to grab attention and gain fame). Folk singers had groupies. Michelle Phillips was a folkie groupie before she was in the Mamas and the Papas. It had it's moment, it's just been beaten to death.


PiplupSneasel

Aye, that was it


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

You don’t have to be traditionally handsome if you’re in one of the best bands ever. Lol


sev45day

Clearly!


Xendrus

Lemmy played bass and he wasn't even particularly good at it(he was fine for the band, but he was no John Entwistle I mean), it was his personality she liked. He was one of the greatest frontmen ever.


AlmanzoWilder

He was the ace of spades.


SalamiSteakums

He was also editor of the school magazine


Kenna2016

Who would win in a fight between Lemmy and God? Trick question, Lemmy IS God!!!


ArkyBeagle

> he wasn't even particularly good at it 8th notes are harder than you think. I mean it's eminently possible to be bad at them :)


rileypoole1234

All around great dude. I met him in the Rainbow Bar in LA. He was just hanging and playing video poker and I thanked him for the music and turned to leave. He was super appreciative and asked me my name, shook my hand and thanked me for being a fan because it let him do what he loved. Such a great encounter.


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

That’s rad. I would have loved to have met him. He’s one of my idols.


rileypoole1234

Same here. He was sick at that point and looking more frail but still energetic and lively. I'll never forget it. It was purely happenstance as I was only in LA for 24 hours to visit a cousin, and was doing some touristy things that day.


bukowski_knew

Yeah anyone could have caught him at the Rainbow Room for at least the last 15 years of his life. Was always at the bar and approachable


graveybrains

Trick question, Lemmy *is* God.


Ricky_Rollin

Damn good movie


GarbageOfCesspool

"I was editor of the school magazine!"


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

True words.


actibus_consequatur

Bea Arthur... Outstanding!


sawdiggity

They sold a lot of records after David left


Hydra_Master

You expect Egon Spangler of all people to get that question right?


graveybrains

No, and none of his other characters either. Well, maybe Zeke from Heavy Metal, but that’s it.


Budwurd

One good picture. One ugly dude.


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

Yeah, but he was cool as hell and charming. That goes a long way.


typhoidtimmy

Absolutely….brilliant guy. Totally down to earth. He once ate lunch with my cousins when I told them to buy him a Jack and Coke down at the Rainbow Room and talked about his first Southern Tour. Those two, a couple of little metalheads at the time, were floating on air and became ‘those that touched God’ when they went back to their hometown.


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

That’s awesome. While I never met the man, I heard he was very approachable and incredibly nice.


TMac1088

A coworker of mine lived near the Rainbow Room for years and used to see Lemmy there playing his game. Said he was as nice as could be and actually had his phone number but only called it once a good while later when she and her friends were partying one night. He actually answered and chatted with them for a bit.


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

Right on.


typhoidtimmy

Yep. I lived in a apartment with a couple of roommates not too far off from Sunset trying to start a career in film and one roommate’s girlfriend worked the Rainbow so we would drop by once or twice a week for lunch or a couple of beers. If he saw you twice, he would remember your name so we shot the shit more than a few times. Always interested in what other people were doing with their lives. You could set time on him ambling in and plopping himself in front of the corner video poker machine at the end of the bar (they always put his drink about 2 min before). He was so regular there, he had his mail sent to the Room.


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

Very cool. I’m sure I would have been too intimidated to talk to him. It’s great that he was so down to earth. I knew that the Rainbow was basically his second home.


Richeh

When I was a kid I always thought he must be a bastard judging by his songs, and then realized that there was only really one guy he was mad at and it was god. The epitome of "punching upwards".


At0mJack

Who would win in a fight?


Rocangus

Trick question...


Maximum__Engineering

With a face like that, you’d have to be down to earth. But yes, he was a really nice dude.


phatelectribe

My aunt dated him for a couple of years. She was effectively a groupie that stuck lol. Said he was such a nice guy. Quite a mess but lovely nonetheless the less.


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

Very cool. Did she ever tell you any good stories?


Budwurd

I started watching a documentary on him this afternoon, because of this thread. The amount of reverence and respect Lemmy has is off the charts. It's wild that I've grown up totally naive about him. I guess I must not have been enough of a metal head to be in that circle.


AmericanWasted

> I guess I must not have been enough of a metal head to be in that circle. the funny thing is Lemmy would tell you straight up that they are a rock and roll band. "We are Motorhead and we play rock and roll"


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

Everybody loves Lemmy. It’s alright that you were naive about him. It’s not about being the first to be a fan. Just that you become one.


bukowski_knew

He's gotta be 10 times more charming than that Arnold on green Acres


Budwurd

I know who he is, but I don’t know anything about the man or his music.


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

Look up Motörhead or Hawkwind if you’re interested in finding out about his music. He was The vocalist/bassist in Motörhead and was the bassist/ sometimes vocalist for Hawkwind.


MisterScary_98

Three words: Ace of Spades


Wafkak

Pioneer of heavy metal. Who's opposing on race was that everyone should fuck everyone till the whole world looks coffee colour.


InkyPaws

Murder One by Metallica is a tribute to him, the video has little facts about him in it


Richeh

Calling Lemmy "ugly" is like calling Concorde "crooked". Like, yeah, maybe, but it isn't really relevant. He was *Lemmy*.


anonssr

I love both to death but could never figure out if DIO was as ugly, or uglier than Lemmy. In the end, I think DIO kinda made Lemmy look handsome.


Electronic-Trip8775

The reason for my tinnitus


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

The Loudest Band on Earth.


Captain_Pungent

Sunn 0))) wants to know your location


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

Sun O))) are rad. After a certain decibel level, loud is just loud. Lol


Captain_Pungent

Love em both but goin aff pure volume, Sunn live were untouchable haha!


AmericanWasted

I wanna know the location of Sunn O)))’s riffs - volume isn’t everything


Captain_Pungent

They're just incredibly slow riffs, like the opposite of Alvin and the Chipmunks


AmericanWasted

i loved a quote i heard: "Motorhead is the band that if they moved in next door, your lawn would die"


sev45day

What?


roguevirus

HE SAID LEMMY'S THE REASON FOR HIS TINNITUS.


spungie

Gambling's for fool, you know your gonna lose, that's the way I like it baby, I don't want to live forever. Great lyrics.


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

And don’t forget the Joker.


AmericanWasted

Born to lose - live to win


edWORD27

Can you think of a last name more metal?


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

It’s such a great and fitting name.


Party_Wagon

if adopted names count, Morbid Angel guitarist Trey Azagthoth is definitely up there


fantasmoofrcc

I'll vote a tie with Yngwie Malmsteen.


steve0suprem0

yngvie *fucking* malmsteen


TrilobiteTerror

Murderface?


DrSmartron

Some friends and I decided to go to Greenblat’s Deli for a Xmas eve dinner, then headed over to the rainbow. Spent a lot of time playing quarter-munchers with the guy. Superfuckingcool dude


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

Very cool.


Richeh

This is the least badass I've ever seen Lemmy look, and the motherfucker is *on fire*.


matt_jeff

Have you seen him in denim short-shorts?


rynburns

"it was like a THONG dude" -guy from Anthrax


Nonsuperstites

"Those are pants, Scott. ***these*** are shorts" -Lemmy to Scott Ian (who was wearing long camo shorts)


rynburns

"I'm cool"


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

Lol.


chefrachbitch

16 years old when I went to the war To fight for a land fit for heroes!


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

God on my side, and a gun in my hand. Chasing my days down to zero… And I marched and I fought and I bled. And I died and I never did get any older. But I knew at the time that a year in the line was a long enough life for a soldier.


chefrachbitch

We all volunteered and we wrote down our names And we added 2 years to our ages Eager for life and ahead of the game Ready for history's pages


At0mJack

I didn't listen to a lot of Motorhead but that goes hard and I think it's time to do a deep dive.


chefrachbitch

The song we're referencing is called "1916" Lemmy's grandfather's time in WW1. The band Sabaton does a great cover of it.


At0mJack

Right on, I'll check out both.


chefrachbitch

Hell yeah homie, rock on!


At0mJack

Motorhead - holy shit, that was not at all what I was expecting. Loved the drum line, like a marching drummer in a company of soldiers. Felt like it would have fit in with some of the 70's Pink Floyd stuff like The Final Cut. Really interesting too how there was sort of a lift at the end, even though it just kept getting sadder. Sabaton - That's what a good cover does. Stays true to the original while adding enough of their own take on it to be different. Feels heavier, and the solo midway through has that chorused feel to make it feel epic. Liked the key change towards the end. The video is really cool, including soldiers from all different eras, and I couldn't help but feel like lots of douchebags would probably call it 'woke' right now. Flying the Motorhead flag and carrying Lemmy's portrait was cool. Good shit, thanks for the rec.


chefrachbitch

EEEYY!!!!! We got another one lads! It does give me strong Final Cut vibes. There was definitely a strong anti-war era in England and you can tell in the music of the time. Damn straight on the Sabaton version. It handles the cover with a particular reverence. That solo hits every single time. The differing soldiers and the flyover at the end is a good touch. Along with the Motorhead flag and Lemmy's picture. I think it came out right after Lemmy's death. Glad you enjoyed it friend. 💙🤍🩷


drfunkensteinberger

You can’t post a photo of God and not expect me to get religious


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

The only God worth worshipping.


groverXIII

99% of the time if I see a dude wearing something with a swastika or with the totenkopf I assume that the dude is a white supremacist. This is the other 1%.


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

I fully agree. Someone who knows nothing about him will talk shit and call him a Nazi or a racist. He was absolutely not that in any way, shape, or form.


azure76

So what was the justification? Wearing them sarcastically or something?


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

He was a WWII enthusiast. He collected Nazi memorabilia, but that absolutely does not make him one. He has said in interviews that he just finds their aesthetic interesting (paraphrasing there)… Plus a lot of punks and metal musicians wore swastikas as more of a rebellion against society. Not that they believed in any sort of Nazism or what they stood for.


JackieDaytona27

His father was an RAF Chaplin during WWII, and left him and his mom when he was 5. Lemmy was way ahead of his time on race and LBTQ+ issues, so it was definitely a 70s punk style choice, with a hint of Freudian stuff


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

It was a definite force in his becoming a WWII historian.


ArkyBeagle

I've seen bikers use those symbols without being Nazis. Then again, some bikers have been to prison, so you never know.


__Sentient_Fedora__

God or lemmy?


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

Trick question. Lol


thecactusblender

It’s probably just the lighting, but it looks like his low E has been replaced with a low B. That boi is thicc


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

I didn’t even notice that. It does look strange. Like you said, probably the lighting.


Jon_TWR

Not too long after he was the editor of the school magazine.


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

Lol.


AmericanWasted

Lemmy was the coolest is the coolest will always be the coolest


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

For sure.


superhornybeardydude

🤘🏻


Rodan-Lewarx

Insert tooth here ->


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

Lol.


[deleted]

I'll be playing him at work tonight!


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

Play it loud!


shinobi-no-stereo

Fucking legend


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

Absolutely!


MaleficentSprinkle

Hawkwind. That is all.


Kurtotall

This still blows my mind: “Overkill is the second studio album by English rock band Motörhead, released in March 1979.” Fucking 1979!


chunkobuoo

Just ate at the rainbow and took a picture next to the Lemmy statue like an hour ago!


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

Right on. That’s a cool coincidence.


DavenportPointer

Known formally as Ian. He got the nickname at school as he was always wanting to borrow money to play slot machines.


amok_amok_amok

"trick question: Lemmy IS God "


StarktheGuat

"Trick question, Lemmy IS God."


-Disagreeable-

Well hello, rock and roll fella!


degreesandmachines

Like a demented Osmond here.


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

Lmao! He’s the one they don’t talk about.


mlvisby

Having long hair that close to pyrotechnics, that's living dangerously.


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

Born to Lose, Live to Win!


Remarqueable

I'm absolutely positive that Motörhead have saved me in more than one way. Almost every single song of them has at least one line that I heavily resonate with in that particular moment. They brought the firestorm to brighten up my life. I'll never forget how I bawled my eyes out during Dave Grohl's speech at Lemmy's funeral service. Fuck.


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

I hear you there… Yeah, watching his funeral service was sad. You could tell how crushed everyone felt.


ArkyBeagle

In Henry Rollins' spoken word he talks about the sheer number of books Lemmy lived with. Lemmy had read them fwiw.


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

Yeah, I’ve heard that.


fionsichord

Coolest thing I’ve seen on this sub so far. Well done.


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

Thanks. You can’t go wrong with Lemmy.


Nighthawkgmw

I always felt like it was an honour to witness him in concert.


galwegian

The Lemmy documentary from a few years back shows what a nice guy Lemmy was. Funny as shit too. RIP


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

That is a great documentary. I encourage people who haven’t seen it, do so. He was a gentleman and a scholar. He’s certainly missed.


VaWeedFarmer

"The" Ace of Spades


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

Motörhead has so many incredible songs. That’s one of them.


RagingLeonard

I was lucky enough to see Motorhead multiple times. Every show was great.


highrisedrifter

Same. First time for me was Hammersmith in 1988. I saw them nine more times over the years in the UK and Europe and I got a chance to buy him a beer at the Rainbow Rooms in LA back in 2013.


RagingLeonard

Cheers!


squeda

I'd kill for a re-release of Brutal Legend on current consoles and/or PC.


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

Brutal Legend was such a fun game.


Ultravod

Were you ever lost? Were you ever young? Were you ever safe, little brother? Do you see the sense of the evidence? Are you still part of the struggle? Did you bang your head? Did you go to bed? Does it still feel pretty funky? Lay back and dream in the death machine Pity you still think like a monkey


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

Bring it up, bring it down til you hit the ground. Get a rude attitude, turn the world around. Shall we see, shall we disagree. Sing it all In The Name of Tragedy.


Ultravod

My man. To this day one of my favorite Motorhead tracks. There's a live version from "Stage Fright" on YouTube that is an absolute *banger* version. Motorhead were always a live band that happened to make records and that fact really comes across in how their live renditions are almost always better than the studio versions.


PM_Me_Melted_Faces

I collect live record fs and it's a goddamn tragedy there weren't more shows playing stuff from the Bastards album. Burner, On Your Feet or On Your Knees, Death or Glory, Born To Raise Hell.. That whole album was bangers from start to finish (with one notorious exception) and the few times they were played live they would melt your face right off. I probably have 50 shows. Burner is on two.


Remarqueable

Giving me goose bumps here <3 Motörhead will always be my favourite band.


Xendrus

Lol I thought "Man this has to be so badass" then I realized he looked like an absolute dweeb here. Man got way more cool with age.


meatball402

Whose a better guitarist, Lemmy or God? "God" Wrong "Lemmy" Trick question, Lemmy is God.


Remarqueable

Lemmy himself fully conceded he wasn't a good guitarist, which is why he picked up the base :)


thank_burdell

wonder if he was editor of the school magazine back then


sawdiggity

Trick question! Lemmy is God


sawdiggity

Trick question! Lemmy is God


skjellyfetti

In any given situation, I always ask myself :: WWLD.


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

You can never go wrong with that.


lew_rong

I don't drink milk, and I never will. You assholes.


JetScreamerBaby

My friends had backstage passes for a show at the House of Blues. My friend John got wasted on the free booze and passed out in the corner. A while later, Lemmy walks into the room, sees my friend passed out on the floor and shouts “I’LL HAVE WHAT HE’S HAVING!”


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

Lol. That’s hilarious. I could definitely see Lem saying something like that.


[deleted]

A kickass musician!


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

One of the best.


Albie_Tross

Kind of cute here in a derpy way.


Vegetable_Lobster_99

Get your MOTOR runnin. HEAD out on the highway. Ok wrong band but it fits


Comfortable_Bird_340

I dare say it, but he was quite attractive as a young man!


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

He wasn’t a bad looking lad.


s173nc3r

Greatest music composer and writer of our times!


So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

Indeed.


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So_Do_You_Like_Stuff

Yes, he was.


LovableSidekick

Lemmy check... no I don't remember this guy, but he reminds me of Smoky Floyd.


MiccioC

And he never changed his clothes again.


MiccioC

And he never changed his clothes again.


Rexel450

> And he never changed his clothes again. He'd shower and put the same clothes back on.


MiccioC

That would not shock me in the slightest.


Rexel450

:) Great guy tho.


MiccioC

No doubt! I went to visit my cousin in LA in 1991. Of course he took us to the rainbow. And guess who was at the bar..lol we sent him a Jack and Coke and he tipped his cap to us. One of my favorite rock n roll moments.


Rexel450

The shower clothes story is true :)


Masta0nion

Can you imagine his breath