Remembering Ian Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead Who Died Eight Years Ago

Eight years on since Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister, world-renowned frontman and bassist of Motörhead and other projects died just days after his 70th birthday, it still hurts. A lot. The monumental shadow he cast over the music world, since he passed is evident by the constant tribute and rightful amount of worship. Lemmy had just celebrated his life with a huge birthday party in his adopted home of Los Angeles in 2015 when he received a fatal diagnosis of prostate cancer along with cardiac arrhythmia and congestive heart failure. He passed just two days later. He toured just like he lived, hard and right up until the end. In the time since he passed away, there have been countless tributes, awards, stages at festivals cover songs, a statue at his favorite bar The Rainbow on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, and his signature drink, The Jack And Coke was even renamed The Lemmy permanently by the beverage industry. There have been many tributes to Lem and Motorhead and new things with Lemmy are still coming out all the time, such as his long lost duet with Ozzy on “Hellrazer” in 2021, new boxed sets, live albums, and hopefully one day, the Lemmy solo album that was in the works when he passed. Check out some great Lemmy music, some interviews Ghost Cult has done, with tributes to Lemmy, and some other bands paying respect over the years.