Lemmy Kilmister

Rock Singer

Birthday December 24, 1945

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Burslem, England

DEATH DATE Dec 28, 2015 (70)

#11811 Most Popular

About

Rock songwriter, bassist, and singer with the band Motörhead who also collaborated with a number of other acts in a career spanning nearly five decades.

Before Fame

In the 1960s, he joined some of his first bands, The Rainmakers and The Motown Sect.

Trivia

His name Lemmy came from him being a panhandling youth who was always saying, "Lemmy get a quid."

Family Life

He had two sons named Paul Inder and Sean Kilmister.

Associated With

He was acknowledged as a rock legend by Dave Grohl.