History Music / Motorhead

On the night of December 28, 2015, it was [[https://www.facebook.com/OfficialMotorhead/posts/1107561019276205 announced]] via the band's official Website/{{Facebook}} page that Lemmy died at the age of 70 after a short battle with prostate cancer, passing away while in front of his favourite video game and surrounded by his family.

A day later, it was [[http://www.expressen.se/noje/after-lemmys-death-motorhead-is-over/ confirmed]] that the band had disbanded, with their final lineup consisting of:

** The video for "Born to Raise Hell", the opening theme of ''Film/{{Airheads}}'', shows Motorhead, along with Music/IceT and [[Music/UglyKidJoe Whitfield Crane]] breaking into a movie theater screening the film to perform the song.

* UsefulNotes/WorldWarI: ''1916'''s cover art and title song, which is based on the battle of Somme. Also a massive Tear Jerker.

From left to right: Mikkey, Lemmy and Phil.]]

* ''On Parole'' - 1979[[note]]Actually recorded betweem September 1975 and February 1976, but not released until December 1979[[/note]]

* TheAlcoholic: Lemmy admitted he was an alcoholic, claiming to have consumed a bottle of Jack Daniel's on a daily basis since the late '70s, but didn't care because it didn't turn him into an asshole. He was also known to say that he couldn't quit drinking because "My insides are in an alcohol solution, and without it they'll die." He did finally cut back on his alcohol consumption after a serious health scare in 2013; he went from drinking a fifth of Jack every day, to screwdrivers (vodka & orange juice). Typically, when his manager asked him why he was drinking screwdrivers now, Lemmy replied, "Orange juice is good for you."

* BadassBookworm: Music/OzzyOsbourne praised Lemmy on being incredibly well-read and intelligent, often packing his luggage mostly with books. When he was writing lyrics for Ozzy he'd blown through a UsefulNotes/WorldWarII book Ozzy lent him in an hour and wrote the man ''three'' sets of lyrics for "Mama, I'm Coming Home."

* BrutalHonesty: Lemmy was never one to bullshit. When he was diagnosed with cancer he demanded his manager tell the truth instead of saying Lemmy was just ill and keeping the diagnosis private.
* TheCasanova: Lemmy. The number varies, but is rumored to have bedded at least ''1200'' women.

* FaceOfAThug: Despite the warts, biker facial hair and voice like gravel, Lemmy was often noted as one of the nicest guys in metal.

** "Orgasmatron" is pretty much a BadassBoast from a malevolent god, who also represent politicians and conquerors.

* HeavyMetalUmlaut: One of the first examples. If Music/BlueOysterCult is the UrExample, then Motörhead are the TropeCodifier.

* KavorkaMan: Lemmy was not privileged in looks, and yet slept with over 1,200 women (or over 2,000; accounts vary). It probably helps that he actually respected women; he took offense if anyone claimed they can't play rock as well as men.

[[caption-width-right:326:The lineup from 1996 until the band's breakup: (From left to right) Mikkey, Lemmy and Phil]]

SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] HeavyMetal.

On the night of December 28th, 2015, it was [[https://www.facebook.com/OfficialMotorhead/posts/1107561019276205 announced]] via the band's official Website/{{Facebook}} page that Lemmy died at the age of 70 after a short battle with prostate cancer, passing away while in front of his favourite video game and surrounded by his family.

A day later it was [[http://www.expressen.se/noje/after-lemmys-death-motorhead-is-over/ confirmed]] that the band had disbanded, with their final lineup consisting of:

Discography:

!!"If you like to trope I tell you I'm your man":

* IAmTheBand: Lemmy, basically, WAS Motörhead. When he died, the two surviving members elected to retire the project.

* CoolOldGuy: Lemmy. Dude rocked harder than most people a third of his age until his death.

** Both of Wrestling/TripleH's entrance themes, "The Game" (the song most connected to him) and "King of Kings" (his current one).

* AwesomeMcCoolname: Lemmy Kilmister. That was his real last name.

* CoverVersion: They've covered a lot of songs. Let's see... "The Train Kept a-Rollin'" by Tiny Bradshaw, "I'm Your Witch Doctor" by John Mayall, "Emergency" by Girlschool, "Please Don't Touch" (together with Girlschool) by Johnny Kidd and the Pirates, "Louie Louie" by Richard Berry, "(I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man" by Music/MuddyWaters, "Stand by Your Man" by Tammy Wynette, "Masterplan" by Music/ThePlasmatics, "[[Music/TwistedSister Shoot 'em Down]]", [[Music/{{Metallica}} "Enter Sandman", "Whiplash"]], "[[Music/TedNugent Cat Scratch Fever]]", [[Music/TheRollingStones "Jumping Jack Flash", "Sympathy for the Devil"]], [[Music/SexPistols "God Save The Queen"]], [[Music/{{Queen}} "Tie Your Mother Down"]], [[Music/BritishSteel "Breaking the Law"]] and "[[Music/ZZTop Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers]]".

* LeadBassist: Lemmy was equal parts type Types A, B and C.

* SesameStreetCred: A re-recorded version of "You Better Run" was featured in WesternAnimation/TheSpongebobSquarepantsMovie and included on its soundtrack as "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yLhA0ROGi4 You Better Swim]]."

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: They usually range from 6 to 8, which is very heavy for their genre of metal and even heavier for the time they emerged. However, songs like "1916" and "Whorehouse Blues" are as low as a 1.

* StrictlyFormula: If it's been working pretty well for over three decades...

* SkywardScream: Not so much a scream, but Lemmy's habit of raising the microphone high and tilting it downward, so that he had to be looking up at the ceiling to sing into it. This had the effect of allowing him to sing louder and take deeper breaths quicker(because his trachea was straightened out; it's the same reason Johnny Cash tilted his head back at the end of each line), though he often joked that it began as a way for him not to have to see how few people were coming to their early shows.

* LongRunnerLineUp: Type 2. Kind of a bizarre example. While most people assume the band is basically [[RevolvingDoorBand Lemmy plus two other guys]], drummer Mikkey Dee was in the band since 1992 and guitarist Phil Campbell since 1984 (which makes him by far the longest-serving band member bar Lemmy). So although these members have been together since 1992, they were still a four-piece until guitarist Würzel (a member from 1984 to 1995) quit. The most recent (and final) line-up of Lemmy, Campbell and Dee existed from 1995 to 2015.