Lemmy Kilmister. Always trust a man with a beer held upright.

Lemmy Kilmister sat down with Crypt Magazine recently and gave a lenthgy interview with topic ranging from President Obama, Sarah Palin and why the Internet will be the “death of humanity”. Here are a couple of highlights:

Lemmy on Politics:

I think Obama is in a very difficult place. Because he’s getting stooped every fucking time he turns around, right? Because you kept Republicans in the government; that was a mistake obviously.He should have had Dick Cheney as his running mate; I’m sure that would have been more popular than Joe Biden. Sarah Palin, she’s the one that impresses me. Jesus Christ, cookoo. What’s the point of even talking to the woman, she’s like nuts. The fucking woman’s a flake.

Lemmy on why the Internet is going to fucking kill us:

They’re gonna be the death of humanity, believe me. The internet is gonna kill humanity because we can’t use it, we don’t know how to use it. I mean the greatest communication system ever known to man has been invented. What do you use it for? Child pornography. Isn’t it fucking wonderful? They always go for the lowest common denominator and then spin it around. There are all kinds of fucking nut cases out there. And everybody can be equally heard which is not a good idea. Because some people, if they get heard all across the world, and it’s gonna fucking really twist everything up. One in five people aren’t fit to shine your fucking shoes.

Lemmy on Robots and what keeps him going with Motörhead 36 years later:

I believe robots are stealing our luggage. I dunno, everybody’s driven by something, survival mostly. It’s just I love what I do. It’s a great gig. So, why not do it?

You can read the entire interview with Lemmy at Crypt Magazine.

Stand By Me cover by Lemmy Kilmister. For Jane who after seeing Lemmy and the Head Cat at The Viper Room this past New Years Day said she would now and forever “lay off of Lemmy’s blue suede shoes”.

Lemmy’s gravely cover of the Ben E. King’s 1961 classic features Slayer’s Dave Lombardo on the drums.

You can find Lemmy’s version of Stand By Me on Flip Skateboard’s Extremely Sorry soundtrack.

Put the makeup back on!

In a recent interview to Vice, Lemmy talked about Motorhead’s 1981 tour with Ozzy (during the Blizzard of Ozz, one of the most incredible gigs I’ve ever seen, bar none) and KISS. Kilmister recalled the time he saw KISS for the first time with their makeup off.

You are the most low-maintenance band, and then they needed their fucking makeup artist.
I know. Remember when they took the makeup off?

Yeah. That was awkward for everybody.
Very awkward. Because you found out, “Jesus, they’re ugly.”

They are not pretty men.
Except for Paul Stanley. He was still cute. But the other three?

It’s like waking up next to a chick after you were blackout drunk and you’re like, “Oh shit.”
[laughs] Fucking hell, hiding in the bathroom till she leaves.

I like to play asleep.
It’s like the fox-trap syndrome. You’d rather gnaw your arm off than wake her up.

More from Lemmy’s via Vice here.

Lemmy gets philosophical about porn and war. For NPD.

Lemmy Kilmister recently sat down with the Belfast Telegraph to impart some of what he’s learned over the years. My favorite quote from the interview (which can be read in it’s entirety here) is below.

It’s all war and child porn. Mankind hasn’t progressed beyond the caves. All we’ve got are bigger weapons. We can just kill our enemies from further away. We don’t have to see what we did.

So is the word of Lemmy. Afuckingmen.

Lemmy retells the best story he’s ever heard. For Noah.

Note to self: Never piss off Ritchie Blackmore. Ever.

Via: Channel Bee.

Hardware. With appearances by Lemmy, Iggy and music by Ministry. Yes, please.

When it came out in 1990, Hardware was rated X. The re-release, put out by Severin Flims, will undoubtedly live up to it’s X rating as the re-issue is uncut and uncensored. Hardware is available as a double DVD or on Blu-Ray. Both options feature a Super 8 version of the film shot by director Richard Stanley.

Motorhead will play The Zenith in Paris, France on November 4th.

Night Horse, Shine On Me. From the bands 2008 debut record, Night Won’t Hide You.

The March issue of the incredibly cool UK mag, Classic Rock has kept my eyes and ears busy for weeks now. My very sexy friend, Sleazegrinder, penned an epic retrospective on Green River called River Runs Deep. March’s issue also had some of the best musical recommendations I’ve seen in print in some time. I’m gonna share a few this week, starting with LA’s Night Horse.

Lemmy originally dubbed Night Horse the Mother Fucking Razorbacks. Either way, Night Horse is cranking out some very sweet, raucous rock sounds. Which totally works for me.

Night Horse will be at Spaceland in Silverland, California with Valiant Thor (!) on Friday, April 3rd. Green River will play two gigs at The Showbox @ The Market in May with The Melvins.

In the trailer for Lemmy: The Movie (above), a sign on a Marshall stack reads: Lemmy: 49% Motherfucker, 51% Son of a Bitch. Sounds about right. To say that Lemmy: The Movie, is long overdue is an understatement. The film was shot with two directors, Greg Olliver and Wes Oroshski, and is set for release sometime in 2009. Both Olliver and Oroshski were in complete awe of their 62 year-old subject and said that filming Lemmy in action, was like filming a wild animal in it’s natural habitat. Meaning, they were never quite sure what Lemmy was going to do. Which is exactly what you would expect from Lemmy Kilmister. Lemmy ain’t no nice guy. And that’s okay.

The bad guys always get the hottest chicks, have the biggest guns and get to wear the best clothes. The black ones.

Thanks to my favorite bad guy, Surly for the Lemmy linkage.

Everyone from Aerosmith to Zappa have covered the Beatles. As usual, I’m in a Metal mood so let’s check out some of the better Metal-inspired covers of Beatles classics. A few might surprise you…

Lemmy rides the Beatles Rocket to Russia.

Lemmy: Back in the USSR

Lemmy can make any song sound good. Case in point is when Lemmy covered Metallica’s Enter Sandman and replaced the songs pop music vagina with real metal balls. Anyways, this Beatles cover appears on the 2006 comp, Butchering the Beatles.

Pat Benatar and her very Metal pants.

Pat Benatar: Helter Skelter

Helter Skelter is pretty much every Metal-Heads favorite Beatles song. Why? Because the original is pretty fucking Metal, that’s why. And while your first head-banging instinct might be to reach for the Crue on this one, Benatar’s version of Helter Skelter blows Motley’s right out of the boys room.

Foetus, 1990.

Foetus: I Am The Walrus

Foetus, or J.G. Thirlwell recorded Walrus on the 1996 all cover Foetus record, Boil. I know that calling Foetus “Metal” is a stretch, but I’m limber and drunk enough to reach that far right now. Thirlwell’s latest work, a modern sculpture called Narcissum Escenda, is currently on display at the Fargfabriken Museum in Sweden.

Helloween and their friend Jack…

Helloween: All My Lovin’

Helloween is one of my all-time favorite Metal bands. Helloween recorded All My Lovin’ on their 1999 release Metal Jukebox.

Soundgarden, 1987. Whoa.

Soundgarden: Come Together

Soundgarden’s cover of Come Together appears on the bands 1990 10″,Hands All Over. It’s really dark and really loud which means it is totally Metal.

Whitesnake, 1978.

Whitesnake: Day Tripper

I had something really awesome to say about Whitesnake, but I was distracted by David Coverdale’s dazzling belt buckle. What’s great about this video from 1978 (not 1987) is that it will remind you that Whitesnake was not just some Metal band from the 80’s that made videos with Tawney Kitaen. This version of Day Tripper is awesomely Metal-esque with a delicious side of Frampton. Take that Nickelback.

Godhead. Metal Beatles fans dress in black.

Godhead: Elenor Rigby

If you watched MTV at all in the late 90’s, you saw the video Godhead did for Elenor Rigby. MTV used to play videos, remember? Anyways, you can find this very Metal cover on Godhead’s 1997’s release, Power Tool Stigmata.

Ted Nugent for Tiger Beat.

Ted Nugent: I Want to Tell You

Which brings us to The Nuge. I don’t know if the turkey shooting, buffalo-ball eating Nuge of today would necessarily approve of this photo now. But it does remind me of one thing. I never liked Ted Nugent. But that’s besides the point of this post. Ted covered the Beatles and Ted Nugent falls into the Metal musical category. The End.

Sorry for the lack of posts lately but Cherrybomb was in rehab over the long weekend. Lucky for Cherrybomb and you and the good folks at Grey Goose, I’m finally back to my regularly scheduled drinking and blogging schedule. Look for the return of GTFO and a birthday wish for my girl, Wendy Orlean later on this week.