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© 2015 AFPMotorhead frontman Lemmy dies of cancer at 70
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GW
RIP Lemmy-san!!!
no1samurai
"Born to lose. Live to win"
nath
This news has been tearing around the metal community all day. RIP. I was never a fan, but I respect what he did for the genre.
Vernie Jefferies
Wow, he just found out on Saturday. That was fast.
smartacus
I've never heard of anyone dying that quickly from cancer. It must have been very aggressive.
Goodlucktoyou
He lived that long? RIP
fxgai
I remember that hit song from 'The Young Ones'. RIP.
Citizen2012
The chase is better than the catch, I guess, Lemmy did not run enough fast this time. RIP.
roosterman77
Shocked! RIP Lemmy... Going to Brazil
Jimizo
I'm genuinely sad to read this. I saw Motörhead live in the 90s and Lemmy was a force of nature.
Proper rock n' roller.
Conspiracy Theories
Cheers! You will be missed. One of the greats!
Kittychosen
On a 1988 tour of Finland, Lemmy was asked by one journalist why he had kept going for so long.
"We're still here," he replied, "because we should have died a long time ago but we didn't."
"Playing for the high one, dancing with the devil. Going with the flow, it's all the game to me." Ace of Spades, Motorhead
bass4funk
Wow! Couldn't believe the news. RIP Lemmy. The guy was a very fast bass player and had a real unique raspy voice, combined worked just all so well melodically. His style of piaying bass and the sound of his Rickenbacker gave his music a real hard edge and yet, funky style. Gonna miss the guy, indeed a great loss.
NathalieB
Apparently he died just 2 days after being diagnosed. Sounds like a bad cancer anyway, but he lived unknowingly with it for quite a while before it being discovered. RIP Lemmy.
Moonraker
I saw them in 1982 at, where else but Hammersmith. Couldn't hear properly for a week after. A third of the audience were punks. And Lemmy thought his music was not heavy metal. He didn't like his iconic status either. Maybe thought it was "Overkill". Vale Mr Kilmister.
Wc626
I saw them a few times . . . Last in 2012. Motorhead pulled a set, then Slayer and finally Slipknot headlined the stage, summer 2012 Mayhem Fest. RIP Lemmy! The gods of rock are saluting you!
MedTheJapanophile
R.I.P legend lemmy at least he didn't suffer that long
Geoff Gillespie
Was a BIG Hawkwind fan, saw them first with Lemmy in 1973 and saw one of Motorhead's very first shows in August 1975. Saw them a number of times after that and Lemmy was a god. Met him on a number of occasions and he was NEVER a disappointment. The word Legend is over used but here it is entirely appropriate.