Talk:Lemmy

PROBOT

I removed the reference to Lemmy's appearance on Dave Grohl's PROBOT. Lemmy has made guest appearances with loads of artistes and I don't think this one warrants a particular mention. --Lancevortex 11:54, 24 May 2004 (UTC)

Kilmister or Kilminster?

Can anyone answer this one for sure? -- The Anome 00:10, Oct 31, 2004 (UTC)

Ah. Found a reference: [1] -- but this one says Ian Fraser Kilmister -- now I'm more confused than before. -- The Anome 00:13, Oct 31, 2004 (UTC)

His autobiography says "Ian Fraser Kilmister", just like your source. Will edit article appropriately --Lancevortex 22:55, 12 Jan 2005 (UTC)

The article now leads with the following: Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister (born Ian Fraser Kilminster), thus using both spellings. Does anyone know for sure which it is? 23 June 2006

As above, it's Kilmister. --Lancevortex 14:23, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Kilminster is just a typo. - Deathrocker 15:51, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

I am 44 yo and I remember very well that when I was 18 I have red in a magazine that the real name was Kilminster ... so I am surprised to see that the "N" has disapeared... Vegetarian75 09:05, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

With 1,150 hits on Google for "Ian Kilminster" surely the article should acknowledge that this is a common mis-spelling (if that is what it is)? --C Hawke 09:51, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Bravewords.com

The article has now been pulled, searches of the site for lemmy now do not bring up the same news story results as a few hours ago. Alf 3 July 2005 22:01 (UTC)

Grohl quote

I've removed this:

Dave Grohl has been quoted as saying: "Fuck Elvis and Keith Richards, Lemmy is the God of Rock 'n' Roll".

as I cannot find any evidence for this quote. Can anyone give a cite? -- Karada 13:45, 12 July 2005 (UTC)

Fine with that, looked for it the other day, but searches with elvis... I had to give up. Alf 13:54, 12 July 2005 (UTC)

Dave Grohl did indeed say this - it's been quoted in several music magazines and the quote is displayed on the PROBOT main site - http://www.southernlord.com/probot/singer.html <--- scroll down to "Shake Your Blood - Lemmy" . The actual quote is: "Fuck Elvis and Keith Richards, Lemmy's the king of rock 'n' roll" - Adam 20th December 2005 13:01 GMT

Warts

Any extra info on his warts??--87.80.126.226 00:59, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

• I heard a rumour that Lemmy had the warts removed and sold all but one of them on E-Bay. Hamster Sandwich 02:31, 22 November 2005 (UTC)

They're not warts, they're moles -and no, he hasn't had them removed or e-bay'd

Sandwich

Can anyone find any verification on the Sandwich Story so it can be included? It seems to me essential to understanding Lemmy. (Lemmy overhears a couple of kids saying how hungry they are and pulls a lint-covered half a sandwich out of his pocket and gives it to them) El Mariachi 02:11, 22 November 2005 (UTC)

"Lemme a fiver"

I think this assumption is true where his nickname comes from, but it's definitely LEMME a fiver. His name is Lemmy because "lemme" and "lemmy" pronounces exactly the same. But "lend me" in slang is "lemme" with an e at the end. Any objections? Then I will change this. -andy 80.129.97.113 20:51, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

I asked him about this- apparently that story is apocryphal and he has no memory of where the nickname came from. His autobiography states the same thing. Zckls04 06:19, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

I feel silly asking this, but is "fiver" supposed to refer to a high five? If so, I'd like to have a note of that inserted in brackets in the quotation. G Rose 07:51, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

No "fiver" is slang for a five pound noteSeizurebot1011 00:37, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

A fiver is a five pound note. A tenner is a ten pound note. No-one would say "Lemme borrow a fiver", they would just say "Lemme a fiver". I think the word "borrow" in the article is unneccessary and wrong. I am going to remove it 195.153.45.54 11:35, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

Anarchist?

The article states: Lemmy collects Nazi memorabilia, and has an Iron Cross encrusted on his bass, which has led to accusations of right-wing extremist tendencies. However Lemmy considers himself to be an anarchist.

Could we have some citation for these two statements and perhaps an elaboration? Cheers. --Anarchodin 08:27, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

I've got some sources, and I'll ad some quotes and clarification now. ~Switch ^t 16:57, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

'Kay, I've done that now. Added two sources just to be safe, and a couple of quotes from Lemmy that clarify a little bit (they're pretty much the standard anarchist fare). Cheers. ~Switch ^t 17:27, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

The Rockin' Vicars

i created a nice little stubly-stub on his first band, if anyone is interested. Joeyramoney 19:17, 23 June 2006 (UTC) ==Film Credits I've added (1988) The decline of western civilazation part 2: The Metal Years to the VHS Credits I don't know how this was missed but I feel it should definately be here Dave

Amplifier

Does Lemmy play through a guitar amp, or did Marshel make bass amps for a short time. I can't seem to find any information on the JMP Superbass II that Lemmy plays.216.124.244.119 21:37, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Broken Link

The link about Theoretical Origin of the Koopalings' Names is broken - Sick Boy (non registered user) 25 October 2006

Thanks, have removed. Couldn't find another source easily, so if the person who originally found this piece of trivia wants to find another source, good luck ;) Bubba hotep 18:35, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Devil's Arsehole

Hi all. This doesn't look right to me. Any thoughts?Is this quite right? "Lemmy was born in Devil's Arsehole, Staffordshire and raised in Anglesey, Wales. His father, a clergyman, left the family when Lemmy was three months old." ThanxTheriac 12:47, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

It was part of a vandalistic entry which was only partially reverted. It has been fully reverted now. Thanks for spotting that! (P.S. Lemmy may have referred to Burslem as that, I don't know) Bubba hotep 12:51, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

Page five of White Line Fever (One of Lemmy's biographies), the Chapter entitled "Capricorn" begins with;

I started life in Stoke-on-Trent, in the West Midlands of England. Stoke consists of about six towns clustered together. Burslem was the nastiest, so it's only fitting that I was born there.

--Alf ^melmac 13:00, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

Burslem the worst in Stoke? No way, not when compared to Longton :-) ThanxTheriac 13:38, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

From what I remember, Hanley isn't too hot either. Although the drink is cheap, and the women are... no, let's not go there... :) Bubba hotep 13:41, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

I'd agree "Hanley isn't too hot either", but it is the better part of the city! "the drink is cheap, and the women are... no, let's not go there... " Yes the the drink is cheap, and I did go there ... and came to regret it :-) Theriac 14:04, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

DRUGS

It's been stated in the past Lemmy needs to take speed, as per his doctor, for medical reasons. Why isn't this in the article?

Because it's not true? --Lancevortex 23:59, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Pickups and playing

He uses the bridge pickup exclusively and turns everything on the bass up full.

This seems highly unlikely, as he has put Gibson Thunderbird pickups in the neck position on some of his previous basses. Also, he hits the strings in that area. So I don't understand why someone wrote that. Roda 16:29, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

Discography

Does this entry actually need to list every Motorhead realease - after all there is a perfectly good Motorhead Discography - surely it only needs to list the non-Motorhead releases. The only way this would be inaccurate is if there was a Motorhead release without Lemmy - which of course is impossible as I am sure he owns the name totally. --C Hawke 12:22, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

Do I take the silence as acceptance? If so when I have a free few minutes I will remove all Motorhead albulms from the list.--C Hawke 10:48, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

You can take this non-silence as acceptance of just using a decent link to the already quite fine Motorhead discography.--Alf ^melmac 08:15, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Notable instruments

Do Lemmy's notable instruments really include the Minarik bass guitar? I've only ever known the Rickenbacker bass guitar (with slinky strings) for him.--Alf ^melmac 08:23, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Call him Lemmy Kilmister?

I honestly think the article should be re-named Lemmy Kilmister since, by and large, that is the name most people agree is his proper stage name. LuvataciousSkull 17:29, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

It was there, before someone decided that most commmon name is preferred. I don't mind where the page is at, as long as it's not me stuck fixing all the redirects after another page move (as usual) :) I think the principal reason is that his given name is not Lemmy Kilmister, it's Ian Kilmister and/or Ian Willis, so Lemmy Kilmister was not correct, as he's better known as just 'Lemmy' leaving here is sensible unless there's a better argument I'm missing.--Alf ^melmac 17:48, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

I guess it may be more a matter of personal preference, then. Most metalheads I know call him Kilmister, and he's credited as that on the Inferno album. The only thing I can think of is possibly a re-direct when people accidentally type in Lemmy Kilmister? LuvataciousSkull 18:46, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

Erm, I'm not sure I know enough metalheads to know what they call him :p Indeed, practically all credits on records are to 'Lemmy Kilmister'. Redirect is in place. By the way, it's nice to have new pair of eyes over the Motorhead material.--Alf ^melmac 19:16, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

Physical Injury

This I am confident about, but I don't know when it happened. Can anyone provide a date?

Lemmy was once injured by a sharpened object (probably a coin) thrown by an irresponsible fan at a gig.

Later (in 1990), he launched a one-page polemic in Kerrang! magazine against the growing violence by fans at rock and metal gigs.

- Meltingpot

Meltingpot 12:39, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

It happened in Ljubljana, Slovenia (at that time Yugoslavia) on April 27 or 28, 1989. Roda 08:41, 11 October 2007 (UTC)