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lifestyle WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2015 Motorhead FrontmanMUSIC & MOVIES Lemmy dies at 70 an Fraser Kilmister, widely known as “Bad Magic” in August of 2015, and perform- Motorhead vocalist and bassist Lemmy, ing at the 2014 Coachella Valley Music and Idied of cancer Monday in Los Angeles. He Arts Festival. was 70. The band confirmed his death on its official Facebook page, saying, “There is no Nazi memorabilia easy way to say this...our mighty, noble friend Thanks to a number of multiplatinum-sell- Lemmy passed away today after a short battle ing superfans most notably Metallica and the with an extremely aggressive cancer. He had Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl-the band’s catalog learnt of the disease on December 26th, and gradually became part of the rock canon, and was at home, sitting in front of his favorite Kilmister became a rock cult figurehead. An video game from the Rainbow which had outspoken raconteur and Los Angeles resi- recently made its way down the street, with dent for the last few decades of his life, his family. We cannot begin to express our Kilmister was known for his sexual prolificacy shock and sadness, there aren’t words. We will (he claimed to have slept with more than say more in the coming days, but for now, 1,000 women), love of video poker, and large please...play Motorhead loud.” collection of Nazi memorabilia. (Kilmister A rock and roll hellraiser par excellence, always denied any personal or political affini- the British musician was a member of ties with Nazism, once quipping to Spin mag- Hawkwind in the early 1970s before founding azine, “It’s always the bad guys who have the Motorhead. The band’s biggest hit was “Ace of best uniforms.”) He had said that he drank a Spades” in 1980. Radio personality Eddie bottle of Jack Daniel’s every day for many Trunk first tweeted the news. Always cutting a years, though he professed to have finally distinctive figure with his giant mutton- This June 26, 2015 file photo shows Motorhead bassist Lemmy Kilmister performing slowed down recently. chops, large facial moles and low-slung on the Pyramid stage during Glastonbury Music Festival at Worthy Farm, He memorably appeared as himself in the Rickenbacker bass, Kilmister was born Ian Glastonbury, England. — AP photos 1994 Brendan Fraser-Adam Sandler comedy Fraser Kilmister in Staffordshire, England. A “Airheads,” in which he claimed to have been rock and roll lifer from the moment he saw metal, though Kilmister himself always insist- on the UK album chart, with its title track editor of his high school newspaper, as well as the Beatles at Liverpool’s Cavern Club as a ed that the band should be described purely quickly becoming the group’s signature song. filming cameos in films and TV shows such as teenager, Kilmister played in a variety of as rock and roll. Famously laying out his ambi- It was also the first Motorhead album to be “Eat the Rich,” “The Drew Carey Show,” British bands during the 1960s, briefly served tions for the group to become “the dirtiest released in North America, where the band “Hardware” and “The Decline of Western as a roadie for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, rock and roll band in the world; if we moved begin to develop a cult following after sup- Civilization, Pt. 2.” Greg Olliver and Wes and played bass in space rock outfit in next door, your lawn would die,” Kilmister porting Ozzy Osbourne on tour. The group’s Orshoski’s feature-length documentary on Hawkwind from 1972 to ‘75 (when he was sang with a guttural yet surprisingly melodic live album “No Sleep ‘til Hammersmith” Kilmister, “Lemmy,” premiered at SXSW in 2010. fired after being arrested for drug possession growl, and played bass in the style of a topped the British charts the following year. Motorhead won its first and only Grammy at the U.S.-Canada border). But it’s as the rhythm guitarist, heavy on distortion and Clarke left the group in 1982, Taylor quit in in 2005 for best metal performance-ironically, founder and lone constant member of power chords. 1984, and the group was reorganized as a for a cover of Metallica’s heavily Motorhead- Motorhead that most of his legend relies. Abetted by drummer Phil “Philthy Animal” quartet. Around that time, the band became indebted “Whiplash.” Kilmister also wrote the Taylor and guitarist “Fast” Eddie Clarke, embroiled in a legal scuffle with Bronze Ramones song “R.A.M.O.N.E.S.” and con- ‘Philthy Animal’ Kilmister and Co released Motorhead’s self- Records, eventually forming its own imprint, tributed lyrics to Ozzy Osbourne’s hit 1991 This file photo taken on June 26, 2015 shows the lead The rare group to be revered by metal- titled debut to minor British chart success in GWR Records, on which it released power ballad “Mama, I’m Coming Home.” singer and bassist for British rock band Motorhead, Ian heads and punks in equal measure, 1977, though 1979 follow-ups “Overkill” and “Orgasmatron” in 1986. Undergoing various Kilmister often wryly noted that he made “Lemmy” Kilmister, performing on the Pyramid Stage Motorhead’s compulsion to push rock music “Bomber,” both released on the Bronze lineup changes over the years, the band more money in royalties from the latter song on the first official date of the Glastonbury Festival of to its fastest, loudest and most primal form Records label, each climbed higher. In 1980, toured and recorded tirelessly up until the than he had made in the preceding 15 years Music and Performing Arts on Worthy Farm near the left a profound influence on thrash and speed fourth album “Ace of Spades” reached No. 4 present day, releasing 22nd studio album with Motorhead. — Reuters village of Pilton in Somerset, southwest England. Hollywood publicist and awards consultant Weissman dies at 90 urray Weissman, a well-regarded “Murray Weissman was an essential part of ‘Mad Hollywood publicist and awards consultant, Men.’ His understanding of creative people, his Mdied Monday of complications from pan- patience, his cleverness with gatekeepers, and his creatic cancer at his Los Angeles home. He was 90. unflagging taste served as an example to me and to He was a trailblazer in the field of awards campaign- generations of artists. Murray’s belief in the show, in ing and his clients included Frank Sinatra, the the network’s commitment, and in me personally- Television Academy, Miramax, Judy Garland, Danny expressed by clever, persistent, and always polite Kaye, Red Skelton, Dick Van Dyke, the Smothers persuasion-enabled our success. Murray Weissman Brothers and such hit series as “The Twilight Zone,” was a Zen warrior, proving how belief in yourself “Gunsmoke,” “Route 66,” “Wyatt Earp” and “Hogan’s and your work can overcome all obstacles.” Heroes.” He worked on Oscar campaigns for Best Picture winners “The Sting,” “Kramer vs. Kramer,” Memorial service “Dances with Wolves,” “The English Patient,” He was so popular among his peers and clients “Shakespeare in Love,” “Chicago” and “Crash.” that, when his terminal diagnosis became known, This photo provided by the San Francisco City Attorney’s office shows Justin Bieber Miramax co-founder Harvey Weinstein has called Variety, the Hollywood Reporter and several others graffiti on a San Francisco street on Saturday. — AP Weissman the unsung hero of Miramax and the Murray Weissman combined to throw him an early 90th birthday party Weinstein Company Oscar campaigns: “Murray is on Nov 17. Weissman described the event - which one of the friendliest guys in town and somebody Unflagging taste included testimonials from longtime friends and col- San Francisco prosecutor has people actually take seriously. It’s been a pleasure to In 1981, after stints at Lorimar Productions and leagues - as having the opportunity to attend his work with him all these years. He’s indefatigable, a Columbia Pictures (overseeing marketing on own memorial service. Weissman had two children guy who makes the Hollywood machinery run.” Spielberg’s “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”), he with his first wife, Graciela. After her death, he mar- a ‘purpose’: Find Justin Bieber taggers Weissman was born in Brooklyn and moved to formed his own marketing and PR company. ried Kay Friedman in 1995, and the two traveled Los Angeles in 1936 with his family. He graduated Beginning in the 1990s, Weissman began focusing extensively. een idol Justin Bieber’s latest responsible.” He said the vandalism “irre- from Fairfax High School and from the University of more on award campaigning for film and television With his first wife, he also played a role in intro- album, “Purpose,” may be garnering sponsibly tells our youth that likeminded Southern California’s School of Journalism, then with studios’ Academy Awards and Emmy teams. In ducing his daughter, Julie to Rick Markovitz, who Tbig sales, but San Francisco’s city lawlessness and contempt for public served as a Navy radio operator during World War II 2006, with son-in-law Rick Markovitz, Weissman she later married. attorney is on the hunt for those respon- property are condoned and encouraged in 1944-45 aboard the attack transport USS formed Weissman/Markovitz Communications, Among the honors he received, Weissman was sible for what he calls a “guerilla market- by its beneficiaries.” Clearfield. Weissman began his career as a publicity which has assisted on Emmy campaigns for nominated for publicist of the year by the Publicists ing” campaign of sidewalk graffiti pro- Representatives for Universal Music executive with the ABC and CBS television networks. Amazon’s “Transparent,” FX’s “American Horror Guild of America. He is survived by his wife, children moting the album.