MOTÖRHEAD - Rolling Stone Q&A With Lemmy Kilmister Available
August 8, 2008, 16 years ago
When Rolling Stone dialed up MOTÖRHEAD's Lemmy Kilmister to discuss the band's 20th studio release, Motörizer (out August 26th), the famously moled rocker was happy to share his recipe for the perfect beverage: "One-third Jack, two-thirds Coke, about five ice cubes. Don't bother stirring it, it'll stir you! And then bend over, double and drink it upside down — that'll cure your fucking hiccups!" Kilmister also opened up about stupid record-company advice, the war in Iraq and his new documentary, Lemmy: The Movie.
Motörizer is Motörhead's 20th studio album. Did you ever think the group would last this long?
"We never had any plan of any kind, really. A lot of people didn't think we would last this long. You don't think like that when you're starting a band — you're just starting a band to see what happens. It's very gratifying to still be around."What's the biggest difference between writing and recording albums now than when the group did Overkill or Ace of Spades?
"It's like another planet, isn't it? People thought different, people looked different, people did things differently, people philosophized differently about their fate. It was just different. And hasn't changed for the better, y'know? [laughs] Ain't it funny, how things never seem to change for the better? They improve things, and they're always worse!"How would you compare Motörhead audiences today to 30 years ago?
"They're the same. They're kind of younger now, but we get three generations at our shows. It proves that we were doing it right. We get 13 or 14 year olds at the non-liquor gigs, it's great."Read more here.
