Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister from British metal band Motorhead died last Monday, December 28. He is responsible for the songwriting of the band and also played as the band's singer and bassist.
The announcement was made in the official Facebook page of the band where it was revealed that he was diagnosed of cancer in December 26 and died 2 days after. It is said that he spent his last days in Los Angeles playing his favorite video game with his family. He was also frequently seen in a Rainbow Bar and Grill located in the Sunset Strip days before he passed away.
Even at a young age, Kilmister is someone who interacted with the greatest musicians of all time. When he was 16, he was one of those fortunate enough to catch the Beatles in their early days playing at the Cavern Clun in Liverpool. This was also the time when he started playing the guitar. Aside from that, he was employed as one who maintains equipment in Jimi Hendrix crew.
Kilmister is known to have founded the band English rock band Motorhead in June of 1975. He is best recognized for his handlebar mustache, mutton-chop sideburns, black cowboy hat and black shirt. He is known to lead Motorhead, a band most notable for their fast and loud sound especially in 'Ace of Spade' released in the 1980's. Many would refer to the band as the pioneer of heavy metal but Kilmister insisted that they are nothing but a rock and roll band.
The heavy metal veteran is one of the many few who survived despite the rock star lifestyle of partying every night. Having survived such age, he is dubbed as the godfather of heavy rock.
This is hard for the band since only a month ago, one of the band's drummer Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor died at age 61.
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