Killed by death: Lemmy Kilmister RIP

Mooi geschreven stuk van Steve Vai

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Lemmy was unique in the superlative sense of the word. Everyone loved him. He was the heart of Rock and Roll the way we like it.

I ran into him at the Rainbow Bar and Grill once and said to him, "So when are you going to ask me to play a solo on a Motorhead record"?

He said, "I'll be at your house Wednesday at noon".

It only took a few hours to do the solos but the 2 of us just sat and talked for about 10 hours after that.

He consumed a hefty amount of alcohol and speed but never once stuttered, lilted or missed an opportunity for an inspired bit of wit.

He was sharp, alert and extraordinarily present at ALL times. I couldn't quite understand it.

The record I recorded on was "Inferno" and some days later Lemmy sent me an engraved lighter. How cool, ay?

The stories he told were fascinating and I got to know the remarkable person he was. I discovered why so many of us adore and revere him.

Lemmy marched to the beat of his own drums. His confidence in himself and his music was fierce and he was perhaps the most honest person I knew in this business. Because he was so in touch with himself, he allowed others to be themselves without judging them. He didn't placate or sugar-coat things but delivered to you the reflection of your own intentions, meaning if you're an asshole, you better be prepared to be verbally spanked with an inspired array of adjectives delivered with a firm, yet high quality calm. But if your morals were worth the salt, he was incredibly warm, considerate, generous and supportive.

He gave you his quality attention when you were talking with him and that's the best gift you can give to anyone. We loved him because he inspired in us our own desire to be as independent and dedicated to our work as he was. And he did it with an incredibly solid, rounded, and grounded sense of confidence, warmth and witt.

Not to mention he played his ass off in the tradition of hard, fast, no excuses rock and roll with a look, voice and bass sound unlike anything. He was a totally invested performer who's authenticity was epic. Even the way his microphone hung from above him will be historically recognizable. He was "the One… ALONE".

I wrote a song with him and Ozzy called "My Little Man” that appears on Ozzy’s "Ozzmosis" record. Lemmy wrote the lyrics. If you listen to the lyrics of that song you can glean an insight into the deep softness that was comfortably resting under the external persona. The song is deeply touching and when I met his son Paul, I realized how sincere those lyrics are.

I remember when my wife Pia met him and had an opportunity to "kiss the mole" on his cheek.

I was fortunate enough to be invited to perform for him at the Whisky for his 70th birthday party that took place Dec 2015 just a few weeks before he passed. I shared riffs with Bob Kulick and Lemmy's son Paul, who is really quite a good guitar player. After the show I went to see Lemmy where he sat in the balcony all night. He was shockingly thin and frail but still had that steady awareness of all that was going on in the world around him. I held his shaking hand, told him how nice it was to jam with his son, and then I kissed his hand and said "God bless you my brother, and thank you".

There are times when you know you will be saying goodbye to someone for the last time in this life, and though there was a sadness, with Lemmy it was a heartfelt salute and a momentary exchange of deep respect and joy in the knowing of each other.

He was the coolest and wherever his attention is right now, he still is.

Lemmy, you were extraordinary and we are grateful.

Steve Vai

Mooi gezegd, Steve.

"But thats the way I like it baby, I don't wanna live forever!"

Rock n Roll

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Op dinsdag 29 december 2015 03:25 schreef YuckFou het volgende:
Die overkill clip....echt een van de aller aller beste live clips die ik ken, de power, het licht, het dansje van Campbell en de raw power van Lemmy...God... *kut* hij's dood
Facking hero

Lemmy - 49% Motherf*cker, 51% Son of a B*tch - The Movie 2011

Even een C&P uit KLB / RIP Lemmy wat er eerder was dan Tong's topic....
De docu van Lemmy, samen met zijn autobiografie zijn werkelijk RnR statements die niet overtroffen gaan worden, Lemmy is de God of RnR en zal dat altijd blijven

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Op donderdag 31 december 2015 00:51 schreef YuckFou het volgende:
zijn autobiografie

White Line Fever

Mooi boek, Lemmy weet heel goed dingen te verwoorden.

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Op donderdag 31 december 2015 01:22 schreef Mark het volgende:

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White Line Fever

Mooi boek, Lemmy weet heel goed dingen te verwoorden.

Kunnen speedfreaks vaak wel goed hehe

Je komt in ieder geval duidelijk te weten waarom Lemmy wel een probleem had met heroinegebruikers maar niet met speedfreaks

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Op donderdag 31 december 2015 00:44 schreef Enchanter het volgende:
Mooi geschreven stuk van Steve Vai

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Hier ook nog een stuk van Metallica's Lars: http://www.rollingstone.c(...)n-us-20151229?page=5

Als ultiem eerbetoon aan onze God of Rock is er een petitie gestart om, jawel, een van de zware metalen die nog in t periodiek systeem moeten komen te vernoemen naar lemmy, het zgn. Lemmium
Nou ben ik nooit zo heel erg van de petities en gezeur, maar deze heb ik zonder nadenken getekend
https://www.change.org/p/(...)-heavy-metal-lemmium

Ook getekend!

Kwartiertje later al 500 stemmen erbij, die limiet gaan ze vandaag al halen

Komende zaterdag, 9 januari, vindt in Hollywood, Los Angeles (VS) de uitvaartdienst plaats van Lemmy Kilmister. De populaire zanger/bassist van Motörhead overleed op 28 december als gevolg van een zeer agressieve vorm van kanker. Bij zijn begrafenis zijn wegens de beperkte ruimte eigenlijk alleen vrienden en familie welkom. Omdat talloze fans aangaven ook aanwezig te willen zijn, hebben de nabestaanden echter besloten om zaterdag een livestream beschikbaar te maken, via het YouTube-kanaal van de legendarische Britse band. Zo kunnen ook de fans uit de Benelux komend weekeinde dus afscheid nemen van Lemmy en Motörhead.
De dienst op de begraafplaats Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery begint rond middernacht Nederlandse tijd (in de nacht van zaterdag op zondag) en zal circa anderhalf uur duren. Gedurende die dag zal de gehele, door Lemmy geliefde uitgaansboulevard Sunset Strip in West-Hollywood (met onder andere het café-restaurant Rainbow Bar And Grill en de nachtclubs Roxy Theatre en Whisky A Go Go) eveneens in het teken staan van herdenkingen. Zo zal de uit allerlei bekende muzikanten bestaande 'supergroep' Metal Allegiance in de Whisky A Go Go een aan Lemmy gewijd concert verzorgen. Mocht je in Lemmy's naam een bijdrage willen geven aan het goede doel, dan vragen de nabestaanden om een donatie te doen aan het Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund.

Overigens vindt in Little Devil te Tilburg komende zondagmiddag (10 januari) een gratis toegankelijke, kleinschalige herdenking plaats voor de metal-icoon, waarbij de tributeband Motörblok vanaf circa 16 uur alle Motörhead-hits ten gehore gaat brengen. De Little Devil zal vanaf 15 uur geopend zijn.

http://www.metalfan.nl/article.php?sid=14470

Lemmy.. wat een held was dat.