Motorhead frontman Lemmy dies at 70 after short cancer battle

Lemmy, the hell-raising frontman of British rock band Motorhead, has died aged 70, just two days after finding out he had cancer. He had struggled with his health in recent years as decades of hard living took its toll. The band announced his death on its Facebook page, urging fans to celebrate the life of Lemmy – “our mighty, noble friend” by playing his music loud and and having “a drink or few”. (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = “//connect.facebook.net/en_GB/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3”; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, ‘script’, ‘facebook-jssdk’));There is no easy way to say this…our mighty, noble friend Lemmy passed away today after a short battle with an extremely…Posted by Official Motörhead on Monday, 28 December 2015 With his trademark moles framed by dark muttonchops, Lemmy cut an unmistakable figure on stage as he craned his neck to the microphone, growling out hits like “Ace of Spades” with a throat he said he fed for decades with a bottle of Jack Daniel’s whiskey a day. “The thing about hangovers is, you have to stop to get one,” Lemmy liked to say. Controversial for his collection of Nazi memorabilia, the bassist and vocalist got his first taste of stardom with the group Hawkwind. “He was a warrior and a legend” said fellow rocker Ozzy Osbourne. Lost one of my best friends, Lemmy, today. He will be sadly missed. He was a warrior and a legend. I will see you on the other side.— Ozzy Osbourne (@OzzyOsbourne) December 29, 2015 Kiss star Gene Simmons said “Rest in Peace. Shake the heavens, my friend.” Lemmy: Rest In Peace. Shake the heavens, my friend.— Gene Simmons (@genesimmons) 29 Décembre 2015 Lemmy: Rest In Peace, my friend. pic.twitter.com/2M6VPiBGyE— Gene Simmons (@genesimmons) 29 Décembre 2015 British-born but living in Los Angeles, Lemmy – real name Ian Fraser Kilmister – died on Monday at home with his family.

Motorhead frontman Lemmy dies at 70 after short cancer battle

Lemmy, the hell-raising frontman of British rock band Motorhead, has died aged 70, just two days after finding out he had cancer. He had struggled

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