RIP, Lemmy Kilmister

Michele "Izzy" Galgana, Editor, U.S.; California (@m_galgana)

Lemmy. Oh, Lemmy. We'll miss you. The larger-than-life personality that fronted Motorhead --- and amazingly, even headlined the annual "Motorboat" Bahamas cruise --- sadly passed away today. Born as Ian Fraser Kilmister, the man was once a roadie for Jimi Hendrix, played bass in Hawkwind, was beloved by countless rock and roll and metal fans, and gave us such anthems as "Killed By Death," "Ace of Spades," "Hellraiser," "Overkill," "The Game," and "Orgasmatron." He and his band (of which he was the only constant member) played a hell of a show. I was lucky enough to see them a few times and was hoping for a few more. Alas, it's not to be.

Reportedly, The Rainbow down on the Sunset Strip in L.A. delivered his favorite arcade game to his home so he could keep playing; Lemmy was immortalized in the fantastic 2010 documentary "Lemmy" playing the repeatedly game in the club. Sadly, Lemmy's 70th birthday was just a few days ago. He also received a cancer diagnosis on December 26th. His Motorhead drummer, Phil Taylor, also died just last month. 

It's as if Lemmy said, "Fuck it," and decided to enter the next realm before things got really bad. Of course, I don't know what really happened, but it's comforting to think that he shuffled off this mortal coil when he tired of this world, and went on to the next adventure. 

Cheers, Lemmy. We'll miss you.

What are your favorite Lemmy songs and memories?  
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