Lemmy Kilmister’s manager Todd Singerman has offered more insight into the tragic death of the Motörhead frontman. He told Sky.com that Kilmister had multiple tumors in his brain and neck, and was only given “between two to six months to live.”
Here’s what Singerman had to say:
“Nobody had any idea, we just learned Saturday, two days ago, that he even had cancer, and the doctor told him he had between two to six months to live. He [died] today as I was making calls to Phil and Mikkey, telling them to come on out so they could have a last goodbye while he was still upbeat and everything. He was feeling mighty low… He wasn’t expected to die like that.”
“He gets home, we have a big birthday party for him at the Whisky A Go Go. A bunch of his friends came down and played. Two days later, like I said, he wasn’t feeling good, so we took him to the hospital and they release him, then after the brain scan they found the cancer in his brain and his neck, so that was the first day. We didn’t even know that yet. That was the day we took him and then all of a sudden the doctor comes with the result a couple of days later and says ‘here’s what this is and it’s terminal.’
I gotta tell ya that one of all things caught everybody by surprise, that was the was the last thing we thought he’d ever have. I mean when you think about it, he’s been to every doctor and hospital around the world and nobody caught that, I mean nobody.”
He also added the following about Kilmister’s substance abuse:
“I’ve been with him almost 25 years and it was a half gallon of Jack Daniels a day, two/three packs of cigarettes and his other little favorites and there ya go and that was a daily thing.
Recently he switched over, in his mind he thought it was healthier – and I still can’t grasp it but he switched over to vodka and orange, cause he thought it was healthier. That was his interpretation of cutting back.”
“I still always remember a great quote: Lemmy from Motörhead makes Keith Richards from the Stones look like a Golden Girl.
“This guy lived it every day and there was never a break in-between.”
In less surprising news, Mikkey Dee told Expressen.se that the band died with Kilmister:
“Motörhead is over, of course. Lemmy was Motörhead. But the band will live on in the memories of many.”
“We won’t be doing any more tours or anything. And there won’t be any more records. But the brand survives, and Lemmy lives on in the hearts of everyone.”
He added the following about Kilmister‘s recent health issues:
“He was terribly gaunt, he spent all his energy on stage and afterwards he was very, very tired. It’s incredible that he could even play, that he could finish the Europe tour. It was only 20 days ago. Unbelievable.”
“It feels fantastic that we were able to complete the tour with him. It’s heartening that we didn’t cancel because of Lemmy. I’m incredibly grateful over the years we had, and that we had such a good time together.”
Footage of the band’s final show is available below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_V0oV84pC4
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