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As you all may or may not know, the world awoke to sad news on December 28, 2015. Yes, the legend and icon Lemmy Kilmister from the English rock band, Motorhead, passed away on December 28<\/strong> at the age of seventy due to late diagnosed cancer.<\/p>\n

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On December 26, 2015, Lemmy had been diagnosed with aggressive cancer<\/strong> that was extreme. When they took tests, they had found the cancer in his brain and neck. After speculation, the doctor had come to terms with the fact that the illness was indeed fatal.<\/p>\n

Before cancer, Lemmy has also suffered from diabetes<\/strong>, a hematoma, high blood pressure, and a lung infection. He also had an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator<\/a> inserted into his chest. His excessive drinking is believed to have been a part of his declining health.<\/p>\n

The doctors originally gave him two to six months left to live his life, but those couple of months were cut drastically short when only two days later, he died from his illness in his Los Angeles home<\/strong> spending time playing his favourite video game from The Rainbow… An announcement to the public about his illness was supposed to be made in early January 2016 instead of keeping it a secret, but due to the unexpected death, it wasn\u2019t able to happen.<\/p>\n

December 28, 2015 was a day that devastated so many people in the world. At the age of 70, Lemmy led a life that he was proud<\/strong> of and wasn\u2019t ashamed of anything. That amount of happiness and pride along with all the music he created inspired so many of us and will continue to inspire us for a long time.<\/p>\n

No matter how devastated we are by his death, Lemmy would want us to continue our lives celebrating<\/strong> him instead of being sad. Death is sad, but it\u2019s an inevitable thing that happens in life and is out of our control. So let us all play a Hawkwind and Motorhead album or two and have a drink for him.<\/p>\n

Motorhead<\/a> is a band that continues to influence peoples\u2019 lives and touch peoples\u2019 hearts and it is because of this reason that, we wanted to write this list that continues the uplifting spirit of Lemmy, as a tribute to him. Without further ado, here are the top 10 facts about the rock legend<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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10. Lemmy has his own film.<\/h2>\n

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On March 15, 2010, the film Lemmy<\/em> was released in the United States. It\u2019s also known as a rockumentary<\/strong>, a documentary that talks about rock musicians and rock music. Parts of the film were shot in the United States and many European countries such as Germany, England, Finland, and more over the course of three years.<\/p>\n

The film made its first appearance in Austin, Texas during the South by Southwest (SXSW) event, receiving lots of compliments<\/strong> from magazines and others. It was also screened in multiple countries throughout Europe and South America.<\/p>\n

In the film, it\u2019s mentioned that Lemmy spends most of his time out on the road with his band, Motorhead, and at a place called Rainbow Bar and Grill<\/a>. It also features a lot of other musicians<\/strong> and friends of Lemmy who give interviews to the camera.<\/p>\n

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“ Lemmy received lots of positive feedback ”<\/p>\n

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Lemmy<\/em> received lots of positive feedback<\/strong> including a whopping 87% on Rotten Tomatoes. It was released in cinemas in the United Kingdom in December 2010 and in the United States in January and February 2011. In March 2011, it was released on Blu-ray, DVD, and digital download in the US.<\/p>\n

The Blu-ray edition had more than four more hours of extras. The DVD release had more than three hours of bonus footage<\/strong>, including footage of Lemmy and Metallica<\/a> playing music together. On January 24, 2011, the DVD was released in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n

There are more facts that could be given about Lemmy Kilmister, but these are some of the most interesting and positive ones for you to know about.<\/p>\n

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9. Lemmy was a little bit of an actor.<\/h2>\n

He wasn\u2019t involved in acting as much as, say, Liam Neeson<\/a> was, but he had dipped his toes a little bit<\/strong> into the acting world.<\/p>\n

He made small appearances<\/strong> in films and television shows such as Hardware<\/em>, Eat the Rich<\/em>, The Young Ones<\/em>, Airheads<\/em>, Tromeo and Juliet<\/em>, Return to Nuke \u2018Em High<\/em>, Down and Out with the Dolls<\/em>, and Down and Dirty with Jim Norton<\/em>. He played himself in the movies Terror Firmer<\/em> and Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV<\/em>.<\/p>\n