Rest In Power Lemmy

He didn't sell hundreds of millions of records, lived in a small apartment in Hollywood by his beloved Rainbow Bar and Grill, and generally played smaller venues but the influence of the late,great Lemmy Kilmister is immeasurable.   Starting in 1975 and not letting up for the next 40 years, Lemmy took his love for Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and the Beatles turn the volume up to 100 and played it at an amphetamine fueled pace that no one quite ever heard before.   Motorhead was one of the very few bands who were as influential to metal bands such as Venom, Metallica, and Anthrax as they were to punk bands like Nirvana, Black Flag, and too many more to mention.

Today we lost Lemmy to a very aggressive form of cancer.   Despite suffering from a number of health issues over the years, Motorhead still released a number of solid records and toured fairly frequently including at Riot Fest back in September. I was fortunate enough to be at that show and while it was obvious that Lemmy wasn't well, he strapped on his trademark Rickenbacker bass and barreled through.   

So pour yourself a tall one and raise your glass to Lemmy!!

We are Motorhead and we play Rock and Roll!!!!!!

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