He was 70 years old.
Born in Staffordshire, England, Lemmy played in the space rock group Hawkwind from 1972 to 1975.
The name was the same asthe final song Kilmister penned for Hawkwind, which is track No.
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1 on Motorheads first recorded album,On Parole.
The trio produced five albums together, including the seminalAce of Spadesin 1980.
Motorhead produced 22 studio albums with various lineups, with Lemmy as the only regular member.
Known for hislove of alcoholand brazen personality, Lemmy embraced the rockstar image.
If youre gonna be a fing rock star, go be one.
You want to see somebody youd never meet in ordinary life, for a start.
Thats the idea with rock & roll.
It should be amazing from start to finish and not ordinary.
The groups music never produced exorbitant record sales, but did garner a cult following and influence other musicians.
Members of the rock family posted their condolences on social media:
