No Show Opened Door For Motorhead's Lemmy
12/15/2010
.
(Rock AAA) Motorhead hero Lemmy discovered his instrument by accident when a Hawkwind bassist failed to turn up for a gig. And he says it's a good thing too – because he was never very good on guitar.In a video interview with The Quietus Lemmy explains: "I was mediocre at guitar. I couldn't play lead to save my life, or yours. I went for a job with Hawkwind as a guitar player but they didn't need one. "The bass player didn't show up because it was a free gig, but like an idiot he left his bass in the gear van. It was like, 'Please steal my gig,' – so I stole his gig. more on this story
RockAAA.com is an official news provider for the Day in Rock.
Share this article on Twitter
[an error occurred while processing this directive]
Click here to read today's full Day in Rock report
Preview and Purchase Motorhead CDs
Motorhead Tour Dates/Tickets
Motorhead MP3 Downloads
Was it Good for you? Please Fark it!, Stumble It, Digg it or more! |
![](/dayinrock/links/fark.gif) |
![](/dayinrock/links/stumbleupon.gif) |
![](/dayinrock/links/digg.gif) |
![](/dayinrock/links/facebook.gif) |
Fark | Stumble Upon | Digg | Facebook |
|
tell a friend about this article know of a news item we should cover? antiMUSIC News featured on RockNews.info and Yahoo News
.
...end |