Motörhead legend Lemmy could have left us nearly 9 years in the past, however his ashes proceed to make headlines.
In August, a convoy of 55 Harley Davidson motorbikes delivered a bust containing a few of his cremated stays to Nottingham’s Rock Metropolis, the place they’re now on show. And now, iconic London strip membership Stringfellows – arrange by the late Peter Stringfellow in 1980 – is to play everlasting host to extra.
The ashes will attain their last resting place on the venue on December 18, the place they’re going to be stored in an urn formed like Lemmy’s trademark cavalry hat. Their arrival shall be celebrated in a ceremony attended by Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell.
In 2016, The Hollywood Occasions requested Lemmy the place he loved spending time when he wasn’t on tour.
“Stringfellows in London,” he responded. “It’s a high-end strip membership. There’s a giant welcome there at all times. I’ve recognized the proprietor, Peter, since 1964.”
“Stringfellows at all times held a particular place in Lemmy’s coronary heart,” says Motörhead supervisor Todd Singerman. “He beloved the rock’n’roll spirit Peter delivered to the membership, he beloved the relaxed setting, and he definitely beloved the view. I do know he is relieved he can get again to having fun with one among his favorite locations on the planet!”
Lemmy’s ashes have additionally been scattered on the German steel pageant Wacken Open Air, and a few have been enshrined on the Rainbow Bar & Grill in Los Angeles earlier this 12 months. As well as, the ashes held at Rock Metropolis shall be displayed on the close by Bloodstock Pageant yearly.
