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لمی

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Also known as Ian Fraser Kilmister, Ian Kilmister, Lemmy Kilmister, Ian Willis

Ian Fraser Kilmister (24 December 1945 – 28 December 2015), better known as Lemmy, was an English musician. He was the founder, lead vocalist, bassist and primary songwriter of the rock band Motörhead, of which he was the only continuous member. Kilmister had previously been a member of Hawkwind from 1971 to 1975, before being sacked from that band.

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Ian Kilmister, known professionally as Lemmy, was a British musician born in Burslem on December 24, 1945. He served as a bass guitarist, singer, record producer, and composer. His career spanned from 1965 to 2015, during which he performed in the genres of rock music, heavy metal music, rock and roll, and speed metal. He was a member of the bands Motörhead, Hawkwind, The Rockin' Vickers, and The Head Cat.

Lemmy attended the University of Staffordshire and spoke English. He died of natural causes in Los Angeles on December 28, 2015, due to prostate cancer and heart failure. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

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Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK

Ian Fraser Kilmister (24 December 1945 – 28 December 2015), better known as Lemmy Kilmister or simply Lemmy, was an English musician. He was the founder, lead singer, bassist and primary songwriter of the rock band Motörhead, of which he was the only continuous member, and a member of Hawkwind from 1971 to 1975. Lemmy made appearances in film and television, including 1990 science fiction film…

Known for

  • Hawkwind: Warrior on the Edge of Time2026
  • Michael Monroe -dokumenttielokuva — Self (archive footage)2023
  • Motörhead: Louder Than Noise... Live in Berlin — Self2021
  • Motorhead: Videobiography2020
  • #NoJoke — Self2019
  • The Rainbow — Self2019
  • The Head Cat – Rockin’ The Cat Club: Live from the Sunset Strip2018
  • Sunset Society — Ace2018
  • Return to... Return to Nuke 'Em High aka Vol. 2 — The President2017
  • Midnight Show — Self2016

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
United Kingdom
Active from
1945
Active to
2015

Discography

Member of

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
64,791
Total plays
295,264

Tags

heavy metalhard rockrockmetalgod

There are two artist under name Lemmy: 1. Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister (born Ian Fraiser Kilmister, December 24, 1945, died December 28, 2015, also known as Ian Fraiser Willis, Lemmy the Lurch or "God") was an English bass player and singer. He is known primarily as the founding member and leader of the heavy metal band Motörhead. His unmistakable appearance, with his facial totem moles, sideburn to moustache connection (now known universally as "The Lemmy"), and gravelly voice have made him a cult fi

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Person.image
Lemmy-02.jpg
Person.caption
Lemmy performing in 2005
Person.birth_name
Ian Fraser Kilmister
Person.birth_place
Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Person.death_place
Los Angeles, California
Person.resting_place
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Person.years_active
1960–2015
Person.children
2
Musical artist.embed
yes

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Burslem
Place of death
Los Angeles
Occupation
guitarist
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
music
Genre
space rock
Instrument
bass
Image
Lemmy-02.jpg
Voice type
baritone
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date of birth
1945-12-24
Commons category
Lemmy Kilmister
nickname
Lemmy
date of death
2015-12-28
place of burial
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
cause of death
heart failure
start of work period
1965-00-00
end of work period
2015-00-00
manner of death
natural causes
pseudonym
Lemmy
name in native language
Ian Frazer Kilmister
copyright representative
PRS for Music
different from
Lemmy
wears
Iron Cross
short name
Lemmy Kilmister
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esotericism
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