Lemmy Kilmister is 67 years old. Trademark moustache and hat have been fronting Motorhead for decades. A bassist an songwriter and infamous lady killer, Lemmy proves that any dude on a stage can be a sex symbol.
But at age 67 a life of rock and roll starts to take it’s toll and our idols become human. More human than we’d like. See rock and rollers live forever right? A perpetual Peter Pan of sex and drugs and pyrotechnics, at least that’s what supposed to be. Now I am not saying that Kilmister is wearing Depends (though he may be, who knows) His health is failing. Its sad and scary and just a harsh reality.
He recently had an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator installed to give his heart a mini shock when it detects a irregular heartbeat Now Lemmy has been diagnosed with a hematoma, a blood clot that forms outside the body’s veins or arteries. Nothing has been announced as to the place or the severity of Lemmy’s injury. But really at that age it’s not a good thing
The news broke via the promoter Barley Arts Promotion’s Facebook page. The translated message:
“With great regret we communicate that, after deleting the date in Austria yesterday, Motorhead are forced to cancel the date of 25 June in Milan, for the same reason, i.e. Lemmy’s health problems, caused by a severe hematoma which makes it impossible at the moment on stage. By tomorrow will be posted all the terms of repayment. We apologize for the inconvenience and we hope you come back soon as Lemmy”
Pretty crappy translation from Bing, that’s for sure. The band has said only that the Austria and Italy tour dates were cancelled and that they would try to make it up to the fans as soon as possible.
How about retire and relax a bit guys- you’ve done your fair share.