Trivia

Former roadie for Jimi Hendrix.

His instrument of choice was a Rickenbacker bass, however the logo on it was modified so that it read "Rickenbastard.".

Considered John Entwistle of The Who to be the best bass player in rock history.

Only member of Motörhead to appear on every one of the band's albums.

Father of musician Paul Inder from a previous relationship. He had a son named Sean when he was very young, but he was put up for adoption.

Participated in a rockabilly side project with The Stray Cats' Slim Jim Phantom, appropriately called "The Head Cat".

In later years he suffered from haematoma, hypertension and diabetes. In 2013 he had an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator fitted.

Was a huge fan of Janet Jackson, and claimed that a dream of his was to record a song with her.

Former member of British band Hawkwind.

Played bass with a pick throughout his career. He rarely, if ever, used his fingers.

Previous bands: Reverend Black & The Rocking Vicars, Sam Gopal's Dream and Hawkwind.

Once claimed he needed between a bottle and a gallon of bourbon a day to function normally.

Smoked 40 cigarettes a day.

Died four days after his 70th birthday, and exactly four months after the release of Motörhead's final album "Bad Magic".

Used a walking stick in later years.

Although Motörhead was technically a heavy metal band, Lemmy had been critical of the "heavy metal" terminology and always instead referred to the band's music as "rock and roll".

Singer and bassist for British Rock band Motörhead.

Lived in Los Angeles.

Was diagnosed with cancer just two days before his death and two days after his 70th birthday. Lemmy was reportedly also given at least two more months to live.

Hospitalised with a lung infection in December 2000.

Was a close friend of Ozzy Osbourne, Slash, Joey Ramone, Steve Vai, Dave Grohl, King Diamond, Gene Simmons, Ronnie James Dio, Bobby Ellsworth (whose band Overkill was named after the 1979 Motörhead album), Jack Black, Rob Halford and the members of Metallica, who have cited Motörhead as one of their biggest influences.

His only hit song was "Ace of Spades" in 1980, which has led to the date of May 8th being named after him: ie. The eighth of May. Maggie (2015) was released on such day.

Treated for a lung infection in September 2015.

May 8th is referred to by fans as "Lemmy Day" because "The 8th of May" sounds much like ""The Ace Of Spades". May 8th is also the day that Dana Plato died.

Owned a vast collection of Nazi memorabilia.

Shared a birthday with Jan Akkerman, Doyle Bramhall II, former Anthrax singer Neil Turbin, and Forced Entry bassist and vocalist Tony Benjamins.