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Article: Motoring ahead
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- Belfast Telegraph
- Article date:
- November 6, 2009
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Heavy metal gods Motorhead have been the bad boys of British rock
for over 30 years. Ahead of their upcoming Belfast gig, fiery
frontman Lemmy gives Andrew Johnston a taste of just what to expect
There are musicians, there are rock stars, and there are
legends. Lemmy falls firmly into the last category. And the 63-year-
old Motorhead vocalist is on fine form when 24/7 catches up with at
his home in West Hollywood, where he has lived since 1990.
Motorhead have survived 34 years of changing fashions and
cultural shifts, and have seen off punk, glam rock, grunge and nu-
metal with their primal appeal. Lemmy's trusty Rickenbacker sounds
like a Luftwaffe bomber. Phil Campbell's lead guitar ...