Burial of Lemmy: Drinks goodbye – Tagesspiegel

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Big farewell to legendary musicians: family, friends and colleagues at funerals in Los Angeles is reminiscent of Motorhead singer Lemmy. Via live stream could fans around the world on Saturday afternoon, the main ceremony of the Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery watch. Kilmister died on 28 December at the age of 70 years in Los Angeles. A native of England had recently received a diagnosis of cancer. The live stream was also shown in Kilmisters pub “Rainbow Bar and Grill” on the Sunset Strip, which was regarded as his second home. There were celebrating on Saturday hundreds of fans. Kilmister lived just around the corner. Until late into the night, the guests of the neighboring clubs “Roxy” and “Whisky a Go Go” with music and drinks took leave. They were responding to a request from Kilmisters band Motörhead. Lemmy would have wished that his fans farewell toast to him, the band wrote on her Facebook page.

The Cemetery Chapel in the Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery was a sea of ​​red and white flowers. “He had the biggest heart and was so nice to everyone,” said Dave Grohl, frontman of Foo Fighters, in his eulogy with tears about the late rocker. Motörhead drummer Mikkey Dee explained that the world will miss him forever. He should “something quieter” it on the other side, the musician joked. The singer and bassist, named Ian Fraser Kilmister real name, was in rock and roll circus as a legend. He was known among other things for his excessive alcohol consumption.

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From Berlin, among other things, the musicians Nina C. Alice and Jim Voxx had traveled from the rock band Skew Siskin, the repeatedly played with Motörhead since the 90s. “I love you, Lemmy,” Alice said and thanked tearfully for a “long-standing friendship”. Other speakers recalled carousing nights and wild parties.
Kilmister was born on December 24, 1945 in English Stoke-on-Trent. In 1975 he founded the band Motörhead, with whom he celebrated the 40th anniversary and more than 20 published sheets last year. Among the best known albums include “Ace of Spades” (1980) and “No Sleep ’til Hammersmith” (1981). In August, the previous album “Bad Magic” was released and made it to number one on the German album charts. dpa

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