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Whoever doesn’t laugh dies crying. That is Lemmy Kilmister’s motto. How well the Motörhead front man, who died in 2015, stuck to it, is now to reveal a film about the rock legend.
In the feature film “Lemmy”, the life of the legendary rocker before he became part of the heavy metal band is to be brought to the big screen. Greg Olliver will direct it. He was also responsible for the documentation with the same name from 2010.
The film is said to show the “irresistible, complicated and generous man” Lemmy, who died in 2015 at the age of 70 after he was diagnosed with cancer shortly before.
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Speed for dinner
His early years should also be addressed, including a time as a roadie for Jimmy Hendrix and a trial with the band Hawkwind.
In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, Olliver said: “Everything you’ve heard about Lemmy is probably true… not because he lived rock’n’roll clichés, but because he invented them. Red Marlboro and Jack Daniels for breakfast, speed for dinner – all true. ”
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And further: “But behind this cold-nosed facade of rock’n’roll was also an irresistible, complicated and generous man who always stayed on his way and never gave up playing the music that made him happy.”
He says about the production: “We have been working on this biopic since 2013 to ensure that we remain loyal to Lemmy, Motörhead’s members Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee, and all the other people who played an important role in Lemmy’s life. It will be a film they will all be proud of. ”(Bang)
