Hawkwind Members - Lemmy, Robert Calvert, Ginger Baker, Nik Turner, Dave Brock, Bridget Wishart, Steve Swindells, Paul Rudolph, Simon House (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 21. Chapters: Lemmy, Robert Calvert, Ginger Baker, Nik Turner, Dave Brock, Bridget Wishart, Steve Swindells, Paul Rudolph, Simon House, Stacia, Simon King, Andy Anderson, Alan Davey, Alan Powell, Harvey Bainbridge, Dead Fred, Tim Blake, Ade Shaw. Excerpt: Ian Fraser "Lemmy" Kilmister (born on 24 December 1945 in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England) is an English heavy metal musician. He is best known as bassist, vocalist, songwriter and founding and sole constant member of the rock band Motorhead as well as a member of Hawkwind. His appearance, including his friendly mutton chops, prominent facial moles (often erroneously described as warts) and gravelly voice, have made him a cult icon. Lemmy was born on Christmas Eve in 1945 in Burslem, Stoke on Trent, England. When Lemmy was three months old, his father, an ex-Royal Air Force chaplain, separated from his mother. His mother and grandmother settled in Newcastle-under-Lyme then moved on to Madeley, Staffordshire. When Lemmy was 10, his mother married George Willis, who had two older children from a previous marriage, Patricia and Tony, with whom he did not get along. The family moved to a farm in Benllech, Anglesey, North Wales and it was during this time that he started to show an interest in rock and roll music, girls and horses. He attended Ysgol Syr Thomas Jones school in Amlwch, where he was nicknamed Lemmy, although he is unsure why and it would later be claimed that it originated from the phrase "lemmy a quid till Friday" because of his habit of borrowing money from people to feed his addiction to fruit machines (slot machines). He saw the Beatles perform at the Cavern Club when he was 16, then played guitar along to their first album, Please Please Me, learning the chords. He also admired the sarcastic attitude of the group, particularly that of John Lennon. U...