Lemmy Kilmister is a legend in his own right. He was the founder, bass player, and main songwriter of the English heavy metal band Motörhead. He was one of the first musicians who started the Heavy Metal movement.
Lemmy is known for his raspy voice, playing everything turned up to 11 and living the true rockstar life. All this suited his music and persona. He was dubbed as “one of the most recognizable voices in rock”.
Kilmister was known to play Rickenbacker guitars through Marshall guitar amplifiers. Paired with heavy distortion, everything turned up all the way.
He founded Motörhead in 1975 and had hits like “Ace of Spades” (see video below) and chart-topping albums, such as “No Sleep ’til Hammersmith”.
Fun fact about Lemmy, around 1967-68, he worked as a roadie for the legendary Jimi Hendrix.