Herald.ie has issued the following report from Paul Byrne:

Just as Elvis, Keef, Dylan, Lennon and Bowie represent a certain kind of musical ideal, for many people MOTÖRHEAD's leading light Lemmy is the epitome of stripped-to-the-bone, all-the-way-up-to-11, no-nonsense rock'n'roll.

Now celebrating 45 years behind the bass - and those trademark sideburns - Lemmy has long lived by the battle-cry of "everything louder than everything else". Which just about sums up Motörhead's sound.

Ian Fraser Kilmister was a 15-year old schoolboy in Anglesey, North Wales when he noticed a fellow pupil with a guitar being surrounded by girls. Although he himself couldn't play, the next morning, Lemmy (a nickname said to come from his common refrain, "Lemmy a quid till Friday") grabbed his mum's guitar. He hasn't looked back since.

Achieving a certain amount of fame, and notoriety, early on as a member of HAWKWIND, the fact that Lemmy was fired from these celebrated space rockers for, as he says, "doing the wrong kind of drugs" says something about the man himself. He bounced back with a band of his own -- which he decided to call BASTARD. Until his manager informed him that Top Of The Pops might have a problem with such a name. Instead, Lemmy took the title of the last song he wrote for Hawkwind - 'Motörhead'.

Having released their 21st album Motorized last year, Motörhead return to Dublin on November 8th for a night of quiet reflection and soothing relaxation at The Olympia. When I caught up with Lemmy in his LA home, he was in high spirits. As you would expect.

Q: You've had cameras following you around for the past two years for an upcoming documentary - I'm guessing you're not all that worried about what people might think of you, though...

A: "Yeah, I've never been worried about what people think about me. I've nothing to be ashamed of, and plenty to be proud of. The film should be out early next year..."

Q: You seem to inspire deep affection and admiration in many people, including FOO FIGHTERS' Dave Grohl, who said of you, "F**k Elvis and Keith Richards, Lemmy's the king of rock'n'roll". A little too poetic, or absolutely right?

A: "Dave's a good guy. He knows me, and I know him - we've worked together a couple of times, and we get along together really well. We understand rock'n'roll. A lot of people in this business don't; they just think it's a good money scheme, but it isn't. If it was, I'd be retired by now [laughs]."

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