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Lemmy Kilmister

Lemmy Kilmister

Real/full name:
Ian Fraser Kilmister
Age:
70 (born Dec 24th, 1945)
R.I.P.:
Dec 28th, 2015
Died of:
Prostate cancer & cardiac arrhythmia
Place of birth:
United Kingdom (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)
Gender:
Male

Biography

Lemmy was born on Christmas Eve in 1945 in Burslem, Stoke on Trent, England. When Lemmy was three months old, his father, an ex-Royal Air Force chaplain, separated from his mother. His mother and grandmother settled in Newcastle-under-Lyme, then moved on to Madeley, Staffordshire.

When he was 10, his mother married George Willis, who had two older children from a previous marriage, Patricia ...

Trivia

He was the second member of Motörhead to die in 2015, following Philthy Animal, who died a month earlier. Würzel preceded the two in death by approximately 4 1/2 years, dying in 2011.

In a Channel 4 documentary called Motörhead: Live Fast, Die Old, broadcast on August 22nd, 2005, it was claimed that Lemmy had "bedded" in excess of 2,000 women. Maxim magazine has Lemmy at number 8 on its top ten ...

Bastard

Bass, Vocals (1975)

Hawkwind

Bass, Vocals (additional) (1971-1975)

Headcat

Bass, Guitars, Vocals (2000-2015)

Motörhead

Bass, Vocals (1975-2015)

1977 England (Single) Bass, Vocals
1977 Motörhead / City Kids (Single) Bass, Vocals
1977 Motörhead Bass, Vocals
1978 Louie Louie / Tear Ya Down (Single) Bass, Vocals
1979 Overkill / Too Late, Too Late (Single) Bass, Vocals
1979 Overkill Bass, Vocals, Guitars (lead) (second lead, track 10)
1979 No Class / Like a Nightmare (Single) Bass, Vocals
1979 Bomber Bass, Vocals
1979 Bomber / Over the Top (Single) Bass, Vocals
1979 On Parole Bass, Vocals
1980 The Golden Years (Live EP) (EP) Bass, Vocals
1980 Ace of Spades / Dirty Love (Single) Bass, Vocals
1980 Ace of Spades Bass, Vocals
1980 Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers (EP) Bass, Vocals
1981 Motörhead / The Train Kept a-Rollin' (Single) Bass, Vocals
1981 Stay Clean (Split) Bass, Vocals (tracks 1, 2)
1981 Great Pleasure (Split) Bass, Vocals
1981 St. Valentine's Day Massacre (Split) Bass (tracks 1, 2), Vocals (lead) (track 1), Vocals (backing) (track 2)
1981 The Train Kept a-Rollin' (Single) Bass, Vocals
1981 No Sleep 'til Hammersmith (Live album) Bass, Vocals
1981 Motorhead / Over the Top (Single) Bass, Vocals
1982 Live in Toronto (Video) Bass, Vocals
1982 Heavy Metal '82 (Split) Bass, Vocals
1982 Go to Hell / Iron Fist (Single) Bass, Vocals
1982 Iron Fist / Remember Me I'm Gone (Single) Bass, Vocals
1982 Iron Fist Bass, Vocals
1982 Schallfolie Mai 82 (Single) Bass, Vocals
1982 Stand by Your Man (Split) Bass, Vocals (as "Lemmy")
1983 Beer Drinkers (Compilation) Bass, Vocals
1983 What's Words Worth (Live album) Bass, Vocals
1983 I Got Mine / Turn You Round Again (Single) Bass, Vocals
1983 Another Perfect Day Bass, Vocals
1983 Shine / Hoochie Coochie Man (Single) Bass, Vocals
1984 Deaf Not Blind (Video) Bass, Vocals
1984 Killed by Death / Under the Knife (Single) Bass, Vocals
1984 No Remorse (Compilation) Bass, Vocals
1985 Anthology (Compilation) Bass, Vocals
1986 Deaf Forever (Single) Bass, Vocals
1986 The Birthday Party (Video) Bass, Vocals
1986 Orgasmatron Bass, Vocals
1987 Rock 'n' Roll / Cradle to the Grave (Single) Bass, Vocals
1987 Eat the Rich (Single) Bass, Vocals
1987 The Collection (Compilation) Bass, Vocals
1987 Rock 'n' Roll Bass, Vocals
1988 Live in Athens (Single) Bass, Vocals
1988 Sounds Waves 1 (Split) Bass, Vocals
1988 Nö Sleep at All (Live album) Bass, Vocals
1989 Motörhead vs Girlschool (Split) Bass, Vocals
1989 Blitzkreig on Birmingham '77 (Live album) Bass, Vocals
1990 The Birthday Party (Live album) Bass, Vocals
1990 Bomber / Ace of Spades (Compilation) Bass, Vocals
1990 Lock Up Your Daughters (Live album) Bass, Vocals
1990 The One to Sing the Blues (Single) Bass, Vocals
1991 The One to Sing the Blues ("No Sleep 'til Spain" Tour, 1991) (Single) Bass, Vocals
1991 It's Almost... 1916 (EP) Bass, Vocals
1991 Everything Louder than Everything Else (Video) Vocals, Bass
1991 Operation Rock & Roll (Split video) Bass, Vocals
1991 1916 Bass, Vocals (as "Lemmy")
1991 Live 1983 (Live album) Bass, Vocals
1991 The Better Late than Never Fan Club Flexi (Single) Interview
1991 Hard Rockin' Head Bangin' Sampler Cassette Volume 1 June '91 (Split) Bass, Vocals
1992 Hellraiser (Single) Bass, Vocals
1992 Jailbait (Live album) Bass, Vocals
1992 March ör Die Bass, Vocals
1992 '92 Tour EP (EP) Bass, Vocals
1992 The Singles Collection: The Bronze Years 1978-1984 (Compilation) Bass, Vocals
1993 Don't Let Daddy Kiss Me (Single) Bass, Vocals
1993 The Best of Motörhead (Compilation) Bass, Vocals
1993 Ace of Spades - The CCN Remix 1993 (Single) Bass, Vocals
1993 Bastards Bass, Vocals, Guitars (acoustic)
1994 Born to Raise Hell (Single) Bass, Vocals
1994 The Best of - II (Compilation) Bass, Vocals
1994 Live at Brixton (Live album) Bass, Vocals
1995 Les génies du rock (Compilation) Bass, Vocals
1995 Sacrifice Bass, Vocals
1996 Best Tracks (Compilation) Bass, Vocals
1996 Hump on Your Back / Snakebite (Split) Bass, Vocals
1996 Overnight Sensation Guitars (acoustic) (tracks 5, 11), Vocals, Harmonica (track 2), Bass
1997 Best (Compilation) Bass, Vocals
1997 King Biscuit Flower Hour (Live album) Bass, Vocals
1998 Snake Bite Love Bass, Vocals
1999 Everything Louder than Everyone Else (Live album) Bass, Vocals (as "Lemmy")
1999 Ace of Spades (Compilation) Bass, Vocals
2000 We Are Motörhead Songwriting, Vocals, Bass
2000 God Save the Queen / One More Fucking Time (Single) Vocals, Bass
2000 The Best Of (Compilation) Bass, Vocals
2001 25 & Alive - Boneshaker (Video) Bass, Vocals
2002 Shut Your Mouth (Single) Bass, Vocals
2002 Hammered Songwriting, Bass, Vocals (as "Lemmy")
2003 Live at Brixton Academy (Live album) Bass, Vocals
2004 Inferno Bass, Vocals, Harmonica (track 12), Guitars (acoustic) (track 12), Songwriting
2005 Stage Fright (Video) Bass, Vocals
2005 Whorehouse Blues / Killers (Single) Bass, Vocals
2005 BBC Live & In-Session (Live album) Bass, Vocals
2006 Ramones / Devil I Know (Single) Bass, Vocals
2006 Kiss of Death Bass, Vocals, Songwriting
2006 God Was Never on Your Side (Single) Bass, Vocals
2007 Overkill / Tie Your Mother Down (Single) Bass, Vocals
2007 Better Motörhead than Dead: Live at Hammersmith (Live album) Bass, Vocals
2008 Motörizer Bass, Vocals
2010 Get Back In Line / Ace of Spades (acoustic version) (Single) Bass, Vocals
2010 Icon (Compilation) Bass, Vocals
2010 You'll Get Yours - The Best of Motörhead (Compilation) Bass, Vocals
2010 Aces Up My Sleeve - The Collection (Compilation) Bass, Vocals
2010 The Wörld Is Yours Bass, Vocals, Lyrics
2011 The Game (Single) Bass, Vocals
2011 The Wörld Is Ours - Vol. 1: Everywhere Further than Everyplace Else (Live album) Bass, Vocals
2012 The Wörld Is Ours - Vol. 2: Anyplace Crazy as Anywhere Else (Live album) Bass, Vocals
2013 Aftershock Bass, Vocals
2015 Electricity (Single) Bass, Vocals
2015 Thunder & Lightning / Electricity (Single) Bass, Vocals
2015 Bad Magic Bass, Vocals (as "Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister")
2016 Overkill (Exclusive Version) (Single) Bass, Vocals
2016 Clean Your Clock (Live album) Bass, Vocals
2017 Under Cöver (Compilation) Bass, Vocals
2018 Get Back in Line (Single) Bass, Vocals
2018 Heroes (Single) Bass, Vocals
2019 Overkill / Bomber (Single) Bass, Vocals
2019 Rockaway Beach (Single) Bass, Vocals
2020 Ace of Spades (Single) Bass, Vocals
2020 Iron Horse / Born to Lose (Split) Bass, Vocals
2021 Live to Win (Split) Bass, Vocals
2021 Louder than Noise... Live in Berlin (Live album) Bass, Vocals
2021 The Löst Tapes Vol. 1 (Live in Madrid 1995) (Live album) Bass, Vocals
2021 Train Kept a Rollin' (Split) Bass, Vocals
2021 Everything Louder Forever (Compilation) Bass, Vocals
2021 Hellraiser (Split) Bass, Vocals
2021 The Löst Tapes Vol. 2 (Live in Norwich 1998) (Live album) Bass, Vocals
2022 The Löst Tapes Vol. 3 (Live in Malmö 2000) (Live album) Bass, Vocals
2022 The Löst Tapes Vol. 4 (Live in Heilbronn 1984) (Live album) Bass, Vocals (as "Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister")
2023 1916 (Split) Songwriting (as "Ian Fraser Kilmister")
2023 We Play Rock 'n' Roll (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival '07) (Live album) Bass, Vocals
2023 The Löst Tapes Vol. 5 (Live at Donington Download Fest '08) (Live album) Bass, Vocals
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Opal Butterfly

Guitars (1970)

Sam Gopal

As Ian Willis:
Guitars (1968)

The Damned

Bass (1978-1979)

The European Team

Unknown (1985)

The Motown Sect

Guitars, Vocals (1966)

The Rainmakers

Guitars (1963-1966)

The Rockin' Vickers

Guitars (1965-1967)

A.N.I.M.A.L.

1999 Usa toda tu fuerza Vocals (track 12)
1999 A.N.I.M.A.L. (Single) Vocals (track 4)
2012 The Triple Album Collection (Compilation) Vocals (CD 2, track 12)

Doro

2000 Calling the Wild Bass, Guitars (acoustic) (tracks 10, 16) (as "Lemmy")
2006 20 Years - A Warrior Soul (Video) Vocals (DVD1 tracks 38, 41; DVD2 tracks 25, 34)
2012 Raise Your Fist Vocals (track 4)
2014 Powerful Passionate Favorites (Compilation) Vocals (backing)
2016 Love's Gone to Hell (EP) Vocals (track 3)

Ernest Robert Boetz

2001 Call to Arms Vocals (additional) (track 1)

Girlschool

2008 Legacy Bass (track 12), Triangle (track 12), Vocals (track 12)

Integrity

1997 The Kids of Widney High / Integrity (Split) Spoken word introduction (track 3)
1997 Taste of Every Sin (Compilation) Introduction (Track 1)

Meldrum

As Lemmy:

2007 Blowin' Up the Machine Vocals (track 6)

Metallica

2009 Live Metallica: Nashville, TN - September 14, 2009 (Live album) Vocals, Bass (tracks 18 & 19)

MindZone

1993 Music to Mangle Your Mind (Demo) Spoken word (track 2), Vocals (backing) (track 1)

Ozzy Osbourne

2005 Prince of Darkness (Compilation) Bass, Vocals (disc 3, track 10)
2021 Hellraiser (Split) Vocals (track 1)

Plasmatics

As Lemmy:

1982 Stand by Your Man (Split) Bass

Probot

2003 Probot (Demo) Vocals (track 3), Bass (track 3)
2004 Probot Vocals (lead), Bass (track 3) (as "Lemmy")

Saxon

2007 The Inner Sanctum Vocals (track 11), Vocals (backing) (track 5)
2007 I've Got to Rock (to Stay Alive) (Single) Vocals (track 1)

Twisted Sister

2007 The Video Years (Video) Vocals (additional) (track 1)
2011 Live at Reading 1982 (Video) Bass, Vocals (track 8)

Wendy O. Williams

1985 Live! Terror Unleashed / Bump 'n Grind (Video) Bass, Vocals (track 8)

Doro

2000 Calling the Wild Producer, Mixing (track 10) (as "Lemmy")

Huntress

2013 Starbound Beast Lyrics (track 3)

Motörhead

2000 We Are Motörhead Cover concept
2002 Hammered Producer (track 11)
2003 Live at Brixton Academy (Live album) Producer
2010 The Wörld Is Yours Cover concept, Inside sketch art
2012 Complete Early Years (Boxed set) Liner notes, Producer
2013 Aftershock Artwork (inside sketch)
2015 Bad Magic Design concept, Artwork (doodles)

Ozzy Osbourne

1991 No More Tears Lyrics (tracks 2-4, 7)
1995 Ozzmosis Songwriting (tracks 5, 8)

Warfare

1985 Metal Anarchy Producer
2023 The Lemmy Sessions (Compilation) Producer
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