# Lemmy Kilmister has died **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 29, 2015, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemmy-kilmister-has-died/741601 "2015-12-29T00:59:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cell\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@Cell\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cell_Guy)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemmy-kilmister-has-died/741601/1 "2015-12-29T00:59:36Z")
- You know I’m born to lose and gambling’s for fools But that’s the way I like it, baby I don’t wanna live for ever And don’t forget the joker \* [Rest in Power, Lemmy!](http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/12/r-i-p-lemmy-kilmister-motorhead-frontman-dead-at-70/) ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemmy-kilmister-has-died/741601/2 "2015-12-29T01:06:06Z")
/sniff ☹ [Here he is in all his glory, playing what has been my theme song for 30 years now.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBIa0o36pPo) I miss you already, Lemmy; RIP. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemmy-kilmister-has-died/741601/3 "2015-12-29T01:06:45Z")
Well, SHIT. …from _cancer???_ Never would have bet on that. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemmy-kilmister-has-died/741601/4 "2015-12-29T01:11:00Z")
Just reported my duplicate thread. Anyway, I saw the thread this morning that Meadowlark Lemon had died. I read that as Lemmy, then was relieved that it wasn’t. Then I saw tonight that Lemmy DID die. ☹ He seemed like a nice guy in interviews, and a very heavy drinker who lived a hard life. RIP. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemmy-kilmister-has-died/741601/5 "2015-12-29T01:11:20Z")
Damn, he hasn’t been doing well the past year or so, and I’ve been dreading this news. He’s with Philthy, raising hell. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT7GaEAuLf0) ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemmy-kilmister-has-died/741601/6 "2015-12-29T01:15:44Z")
RIP Lemmy \m/ ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemmy-kilmister-has-died/741601/7 "2015-12-29T01:22:21Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/7-PFWBzrbs8/hqdefault.jpg "Hawkwind - Silver Machine (Live With Lemmy)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-PFWBzrbs8) ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemmy-kilmister-has-died/741601/8 "2015-12-29T01:24:35Z")
Wow. Huge loss to music. Huge. I hadn’t been following that he was ill, so this was a big shock. Sad. ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemmy-kilmister-has-died/741601/9 "2015-12-29T01:26:16Z")
Bridged the gap between punks and metal heads. A musical icon whose importance can’t be overstated. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemmy-kilmister-has-died/741601/10 "2015-12-29T01:26:19Z")
Damn. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemmy-kilmister-has-died/741601/11 "2015-12-29T01:27:25Z")
I know very, very, very little about Lemmy (or Motorhead for that matter). When I hear the name Lemmy this is ALWAYS the first thing that comes to mind. Then warts, then Jack Daniels. ---
**Author:** ![edwards\_beard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@edwards\_beard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwards_beard)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemmy-kilmister-has-died/741601/12 "2015-12-29T01:31:37Z")
well…shit RIP Lemmy Glad I got to see him (and Dio) Live opening for Iron Maiden ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemmy-kilmister-has-died/741601/13 "2015-12-29T01:35:30Z")
[Loudwire: 10 Unforgettable Lemmy Moments](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqJWVJwgLJg) ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemmy-kilmister-has-died/741601/14 "2015-12-29T01:40:24Z")
Damn, he had one hell of a run. Sorry to see him go. Bye, Lemmy! ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemmy-kilmister-has-died/741601/15 "2015-12-29T01:58:10Z")
[The only time I’m going to be easy Is when I’m killed by death](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV6noHEd6XE) Farewell, Lemmy, until you ride your motorbike out of the grave for us all. ---
**Author:** ![Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Springtime_for_Spacers)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemmy-kilmister-has-died/741601/16 "2015-12-29T02:00:09Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Wow. > > Huge loss to music. Huge. > > I hadn’t been following that he was ill, so this was a big shock. Sad. According to [the BBC](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35192060) he was only diagnosed 3 days ago ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemmy-kilmister-has-died/741601/17 "2015-12-29T02:07:35Z")
He aslo drove a water taxi on his days off. [You guys like music? Check these guys out.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOSjOju7g1g) > [@](#): > > Used to be OK down ‘ere, you know that? Go out on a Saturday night and and just brass knuckles, nothing else. Maybe a piece of wood or somethin’, piece of pipe, know what I mean? Nowadays, you need a gun, all the time. Fucking bunch of shit, what these people are doing to the fucking world. ---
**Author:** ![3trew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/13edae/32.png) [@3trew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3trew)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemmy-kilmister-has-died/741601/18 "2015-12-29T02:09:33Z")
> [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](#): > > According to [the BBC](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35192060) he was only diagnosed 3 days ago ☹ If Lemmy was going to get cancer, he was going to get some serious, hardcore cancer. It’s hard to believe he’s gone, but equally hard to believe he was still alive. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemmy-kilmister-has-died/741601/19 "2015-12-29T02:55:09Z")
Nöööö! ---
**Author:** ![Apocalypso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemmy-kilmister-has-died/741601/20 "2015-12-29T03:34:37Z")
I saw him at the Ozzfest 97, It was nearly 12 hours long on 2 different stages. So after each band everyone would rush over to the other stage, which had been set up while the first band was playing. Motorhead was on the smaller stage, and I was jonesing and following the scent of burning herbage. My quest bought me to the edge of the stage where I got to see Lemmy up close. Well, as up close as you can be to someone right next to you but 5 feet further up. He was even uglier in person than pictures. It was a cool experience, I was literally a foot away from him smoking a bunch of doobies with people I didn’t know 5 minutes earlier. He didn’t seem to notice, but I wasn’t looking at him the whole time, I’d have got a terrible crick in my neck. I was tempted to offer Lemmy a hit but was afraid of getting kicked out. Security searched people on the way in and some were saying theyd confiscate toenail clippers and kick you out. Although you kind of wonder why someone would bring toenail clippers to a rock festival? “Yeah, it’s 12 hours long man. I might need to trim my nails again. And don’t forget your toothbrush!” Anyway that’s my Lemmy story, I literally smoked a bunch of joints right underneath him. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemmy-kilmister-has-died/741601.md?page=2)