Motörhead founder, singer, and bassist Lemmy Kilmister might have died on December 28, 2015. But not even death has stopped him from making his rounds at all his favorite haunts with his closest companions. While the majority of Kilmister’s ashes were interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, his estate left a small portion of his remains out of his 3D-printed, hat-shaped urn to distribute in various locations across the globe.
Videos by American Songwriter
As of December 2024, Kilmister will have yet another partial resting place. And indeed, this spot is easily the cheekiest one yet.
Motörhead’s Lemmy Kilmister’s Ashes Find New Resting Place
On December 18, 2024, a small portion of Motörhead bassist Lemmy Kilmister’s ashes will arrive at his favorite high-end strip club in London: Stringfellows. “Stringfellows always held a special place in Lemmy’s heart,” Motörhead manager Todd Singerman told Classic Rock. “He loved the rock ‘n’ roll spirit Peter brought to the club.”
“He loved the relaxed environment, and he certainly loved the view,” he continued. “I know he’s relieved he can get back to enjoying one of his favorite places on the planet.”
Indeed, Kilmister said as much in a January 2015 interview with The Hollywood Times. When asked where he liked to spend his time when traveling, the Motörhead founder listed Stringfellows as one of his go-to spots. “There’s a big welcome there always,” Kilmister said. “I’ve known the owner, Peter, since 1964.”
Kilmister’s ashes will stay at Stringfellows in an urn that resembles the rockstar’s signature cavalry hat. The high-end London club will hold a celebration in honor of their late regular, and Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell will also be in attendance.
Stringfellows Continues A Long, Strange Tradition
Lemmy Kilmister’s final resting place at Stringfellows strip club in London might sound like an odd posthumous choice. But this is one of many interesting ways Kilmister requested his estate disperse his ashes.
The first way Kilmister’s estate spread the rockstar’s ashes was by sending his closest friends a single bullet that contained a portion of his remains. Recipients included Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford, metal personality Riki Rachtman, Ugly Kid Joe’s Whitfield Crane, Hanoi Rocks’ Michael Monroe, and vocalist Doro Pesch.
“This is nuts,” Halford said of the gift (via Loudwire). “This is the kind of thing that Lemmy would have loved to have done. To be thought of, to be brought into this small circle of friends where you actually own a little bit of Lemmy’s ashes, and you wear it around your neck on a pendant. He’s close to your heart in the truest sense in terms of his mortal remains. That’s just mind-blowingly powerful. To use an object like that to carry his remains is just so Lenny. It’s provocative, it makes you think, it makes you talk. But as far as having a beautiful part of Lemmy physically with me right now in my house, that’s just magical.”
Other resting places for Kilmister’s remains include in the dirt at the German metal festival Wacken Open Air; his favorite L.A. haunt, the Rainbow Bar & Grill; in a bust at Nottingham’s Rock City, which will be a feature of the Bloodstock Festival annually; and in a tattoo of a spade on Metallica frontman James Hetfield.
Photo by Dimitri Hakke/Redferns
Leave a Reply
Only members can comment. Become a member. Already a member? Log in.