He was born Ian Fraser Kilmister, but the world knew him as Lemmy. Lemmy Kilmister will forever be remembered as the gravelly voiced lead singer and bassist for metal band, Motorhead. Growing up in the British towns of Newcastler-under-Lyme and Madely, Lemmy developed a love for rock and roll early on, thanks to bands like The Beatles. Lemmy would play in groups like the Rockin’ Vickers, before getting a job as a roadie for acts like The Nice and Jimi Hendrix. Lemmy joined prog-rock icons Hawkwind in 1971, and sang on their biggest hit, ‘Silver Machine.’ He was fired in 1975 after an arrest for drug profession, which led him to form Motorhead. A huge success in the late 1970s/early 1980s, the band was loved by rockers, punks, and metalheads alike. The group is known best for their song, ‘Ace of Spades,’ and their chart-topping live album, ‘No Sleep ‘till Hammersmith.’ Lemmy continued to record and tour regularly until his death in 2015.
