Würzel
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Michael Richard Burston (23 October 1949 – 9 July 2011), commonly known by the stage name Würzel, was an English musician who played professionally for three decades. He played guitar in British rock band Motörhead from 1984 to 1995, playing on six studio albums and two live albums. Würzel died at the age of 61, following heart complications.
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- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1949-10-23
- Active to
- 2011-07-09
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Michael Burston (born 23 October 1949), commonly known by the stage name Würzel, is an English musician. Formerly a guitarist in the heavy metal band Motörhead, Würzel is currently a figure in British ambient music. Burston was born in Cheltenham, England. Before joining Motörhead in 1984, Burston had been a corporal in the Army, serving in Germany with the 1st Battalion of the Gloucestershire Regiment, and had played in the bands Bastard and Warfare. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/W%C3%BCr
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- Musical artist.name
- Würzel
- Musical artist.image
- Wurzel burston portrait.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Würzel with Mötorhead
- Musical artist.background
- non_vocal_instrumentalist
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Michael Richard Burston
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Cheltenham, England
- Musical artist.genre
- Heavy metal, hard rock, rock and roll, ambient
- Musical artist.occupation
- Guitarist
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1983–2011
- Musical artist.past_member_of
- Motörhead
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- Official website
- www.imotorhead.com
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- date of birth
- 1949-10-23
- date of death
- 2011-07-09
- start of work period
- 1983-00-00
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Michael Richard Burston (23 October 1949 – 9 July 2011), commonly known by the stage name Würzel, was an English musician who played professionally for three decades. He played guitar in British rock band Motörhead from 1984 to 1995, playing on six studio albums and two live albums. Würzel died at the age of 61, following heart complications.
==Biography== Before joining Motörhead in 1984, Würzel had been a corporal in the British Army, serving in Germany and Northern Ireland with the 1st Battalion of the Gloucestershire Regiment, and had played in the bands Bastard and Warfare. In the early 1980s, Würzel played in a Cheltenham-based band, originally named Made in England, then The Meek. He joined another relatively unknown guitarist, Phil Campbell, at a Motörhead audition; both were hired. The new four-piece line-up made its debut recording a backing track for The Young Ones on 14 February 1984. Würzel also played on the Lemmy-produced album for Warfare entitled Metal Anarchy in 1985.