Motorhead Archives: 01/2026

Lemmy Kilminster - Motörhead - Musician

How Jimi Hendrix changed Lemmy’s life with some brutal advice

Incredible.

Jan 23, 2026

Ozzy Osbourne - Black Sabbath

The one tune Ozzy Osbourne called one of the greatest metal anthems of all time: “Their ‘Paranoid'”

Paving the way for heaviness.

Jan 13, 2026

James Hetfield - 2008 - Metallica

The musician James Hetfield called his father figure: “He was unafraid”

A hero.

Jan 8, 2026

Lemmy - Lemmy Kilmister - Motörhead - 2006

The drummer Lemmy said could play anything: “He plays faster than me”

High praise from a rock god.

Dale Maplethorpe

Jan 4, 2026

Lemmy - Lemmy Kilmister - Motörhead - 2011

Lemmy thought Pete Townshend would never forgive him: “He gritted his teeth”

Time heals all wounds.

Jan 3, 2026