Lemmy defends Heavy Rock 0000

[@hobbyable1]

Presenter clearly thinks, oh long hair, jean jacket I'll show him up and then Lemmy fucking has him, great stuff.

[@JEEDUHCHRI]

Lemmy consistently dunked on just about every interviewer ever. He was more thoughtful, articulate, and honest than the lot. To quote one of my Brit friends a few comments up. “...Tossers”

[@khaeotixs]

and now, 40 years later, Motorhead are still kicking ass and a whole new generation of fans are rocking out to them

[@wowforreeel]

If it ain't broke don't fix it.

[@MoonEyedAzriel]

*cough cough* Metallica *cough cough*

[@hmpz36911]

The framework for good, real heavy metal is massive. There's plenty of room to move around and keep it interesting and fresh without sacrificing integrity or going too far away from the source.

[@davemcmahon4045]

exactly

[@RCAvhstape]

LOL Lemmy looks like he is 2 feet taller than everyone around him.

[@Marsbonfire007]

Helium Road So he's higher than everyone else?

[@ThePhoenixw68]

He was a big dude.

[@averyhandsomechilean88]

@@ThePhoenixw68 He is 1.78m

[@ronitnayak4408]

how small are the guys around him??? i thought lemmy was around avg height

[@markrago5024]

He's sitting on a taller stool

[@Orphenia_]

Lemmy was being real patient here, he could've easily talked back to this guy and had every right. Dude was asking them ridiculous questions. Rest in power Lem & Wurzel

[@jeffdeaf3590]

Lemmy was such a smart bloke. "how many heavy metal bands have you seen that progressed into something they know nothing about just because they feel they should?" took the host a good few seconds to catch up

[@futureskeletons66669]

Metallica for most of the 00's.

[@DeathLord-xy9fv]

Yeah, like iron maiden progressed to shit

[@nostreamavailable9090]

​@@futureskeletons66669metalica are just an embarrassment, they need to just go away

[@EvanTisby]

Lemmy is and always will be the ultimate badass

[@turtle4775]

And now he is rocking in hell \m/

[@gretebremseth1622]

Nicest rocker ever! Intelligent, witty, caring and stood for womens' rights , but.. don't step on his white leather boots! 😚

[@timothydraper3687]

He was respected by the Hells Angels bikers who went to his gigs, they'd cause trouble at other peoples', but were decently behaved at Motorhead gigs. I guess because he treated them respectfully and was genuine.

[@adolflenin4973]

🤘

[@Pokerface-tr1ds]

Every interviewer gets outsmarted by Lemmy. Especially those who don't know crap about Rock'n'Roll! :) Lemmy never took shit from anyone and that's why I love him!

[@sharonpaterson1281]

He was a great person such a gent but didn’t suffer fools which is what this idiot clearly was and that’s being polite lol 😂

[@petersmith1104]

When u are a legendary musician, a smart man, a bad ass and a very polite person. He wins it all.

[@EtcEtcAndEtc]

ah, back in the days when presenters thought that they were more important than the people they interviewed. Tossers

[@jeepmanxj]

That exists just the same today

[@The_Macaroon]

Absolutely. What a dick.

[@Sammie_Sorrelly]

You ever watch Jimmy Fallon?

[@maxneibach5100]

Just think of Dick Cavett and your statement gets nullified.

[@anitabonghit7606]

@@maxneibach5100 and johnny Carson

[@englishculture5298]

I like the fact Lemmy mentions Slade, one of England's finest rock bands.

[@solitaryman7485]

Slade. Quiet Riot's two most popular songs, Cum on Feel the Noize and Momma We're All Crazy Now, I believe, were Slade covers.

[@christophermitchell1827]

British Culture lemmy was right about slade. they keep on doin their thing just like motorhead. R.i.p. lemmy!!!!!!!!!

[@englishculture5298]

@Jackson RRXT Such a great album. It's hard to pick one Slade album but if I was forced to it would be Slayed?

[@englishculture5298]

@@solitaryman7485 Correct.

[@uncommonmagic3301]

I thought he said Slayer

[@classicartfoundation639]

Lemmy, Philthy, Fast Eddie & Wurzel. ALL GONE!! How fragile this life we have....RIP guys, sadly missed

[@DWMCrasher98]

Motörhead interview Talks about Iron Maiden Seems legit

[@Hellwyck]

It's not a Motorhead interview, it's two people on the forefront of hard rock giving their thoughts on their chosen music.

[@bedford4383]

It's a discussion about heavy metal... Or 'heavy rock' as they say in the clip.

[@jamesp8677]

Heavy rock. Lol. I would punch someone who said they were into that. Love you Lemmy.

[@jamesp8677]

And where are these interviewers now....? Motorhead, lemmy, metal, iron maiden.......legacy!

[@TheOnlyHollywood1]

And a little bit Twisted Sister

[@ckdpraha]

Lemmy never gave a flying f¥ck about anything, he just rocked!

[@janetgreenslade6478]

True

[@iphonemodDOTcom]

What a smarmy prick that Bushell is, total breadhead.

[@Rand0m411]

Iron maiden gives their all. Who else has 3 guitars playing in synch like an orchestra. Taking turns doing solos

[@crypttonite]

Skynyrd was 3 & Allen started working on freebird when he was 15, it took him 7 years in hell house to convince Ronnie to make it into a tune

[@fordism.01]

RIP Lemmy always real from the beginning right till the end. He always said it how it is. No bs just real .

[@NigelFortune]

Two legends being interviewed by two knobs

[@utv5490]

So true. Wonder what that legendary wanker Bushell is up to these days. He was proper pond life. Surprised he hasnt surfaced on Talk Sport.

[@metalheadprime2]

Well said Nigel...

[@jyomama2493]

Lol as an American, hearing British English shit talking is super funny.😂😂

[@dinorocker8647]

Your right, what a couple of bloody WANKERS, I ain't a fan of Motorhead, but I 100% agree with Lemmy on his statement on Heavy Metal and progression, this other guy is sayin' do you think Zep are over the hill, and Motorhead were still doin' what Zep did in the beginnin' and Zep progressed quite a bit and personally I think they lost quite a bit, and as for this whole progression thing, these Heavy Metal bands who've progressed have turned into something they weren't originally or meant to be, and you have these so called "Heavy Metal" bands today that are doin' something that ain't Heavy Metal but is labeled as such, so yeah Lemmy's right, Heavy Metal, TRUE HEAVY METAL is all about IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T F--- AROUND WITH IT, and he's bein' asked these questions by a couple of mainstream music scene c-nts who don't sound any different than these c-nts in the mainstream media today.

[@keegangordon1520]

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[@deadheroes7888]

Lemmy looks huge compared to everyone else - fuck this debating of music, to each their own

[@flukislucas]

+dead heros Its like a grown man talking to children

[@alanjamesh.zamorano1677]

That ending clip is amazing, just three guys with the sound of a powerhouse

[@soloistdeve]

"Oh you know metal bands they're all the same.." How Lemmy didn't cut these mommas boy to the pieces is beyond me.

[@jasonthomas6341]

♠🎸🍺🤘MOTORHEAD FOR LIFE

[@legendlemmylivetowin7185]

RIP LEMMY

[@flashbastard89]

Motorhead are in the tradition, along with the Ramones and AC/DC, of staying with one tried & true formula and actually making it work. And for all the hype about "offering something new", with a band like this you never get some embarrassing period where they tried to go disco or industrial or whatever seemed hip at that time.

[@adolfsatan6105]

Ramones and motorhead both have made widely different music with every album

[@ThaPhantazm]

I don't think industrial means what you think it does.

[@ThinWhiteLuke]

@@ThaPhantazm there was a time in the 90s where every band tried there hand at industrial and it ruined their sound. A great example of this is Danzig.

[@tarmaco]

My ears are still ringing from when I saw Motorhead in 1988

[@WarlockX4]

I saw them in 1996. I still have the constant ringing in my ears. RIP to the great Lemmy.

[@satanicpanic1313]

Amazing song writer and even better human being! R.I.P Lem!

[@risksikrikak903]

RIP LEMMY my daughterinlaw and i cried so hard watching his funeral.When Dave Grohl broke down we finally let go and broke down too.They went to see Motorhead and Megadeth in Edmonton a cpl of years before he left us and they are so grateful they got to see him.i was so jealous.

[@SuV33358]

....and i love the way Lemmy sings up into the mike. So cool

[@Eva-uw6uo]

From what I hear, he did that to force himself not to look at his bass while he's playing so he'd be able to play and sing effectively at the same time. He'd be able to play confidently just fine without looking down to double check if he was making mistakes.

[@MDS177]

This was shown in 1984.

[@PanasonicTooth]

Smug interviewer is smug

[@uncledarren4262]

I love the fact that the interviewer knows nothing about metal, music or Motorhead in general. I bet if someone mentioned Hawkwind he'd ask "What's that"?

[@robinpohl2702]

What's hawkwind?

[@stevebrickshitta870]

You're a bit of a clown, he knew and knows more than you, but he's trying to provoke a discussion. Decent journo. You seem to just be a bit of a halfway.

[@MarkBoyd]

Yet another of innumerable great interviews with Lemmy.

[@harryurz]

The BBC ruined The old grey whistle test when they replaced Bob Harris with the smarmy and smug duo of Mark Ellen and David Hepworth- viewing figures plumetted...nuff said.

[@johnnyrocker7495]

@Ronnie Soulman Christ, no!

[@S1kTh66]

Jesus was Lemmy that huge? Only saw him in interviews alone, but sitting next to those guys he's a giant.

[@catjudo1]

Lemmy was about six feet tall and is sitting upright on the edge of the sofa here. I saw a clip of him next to Ronnie James Dio (who was five foot four) and Lemmy looked like a giant there too. He was a fairly sizable guy, but I think the other two were shorter too.

[@pompom7x728]

... and he knew how to look taller...

[@SavageGrace]

@@catjudo1 He was actually 5' 9". Met him loads of times and dwarfed him, but then I am 6' 5" and 20 stone, ha ha

[@AngryHybridApe]

Fuck yeah he was tall. He made the Bass guitar look like a eukelele.

[@Gueeru]

nice to know Paul McARtney was intervier too

[@mark_beastpriest5539]

Lemmy is absolutely right. Metal survives because it doesn't change. Why is AC/DC still so popular? It's a formula that works. When fans buy an album, they know exactly what they're going to get.

[@NoName-t7e]

I agree. However the world's biggest heavy metal band, Metallica certainly changed their style from the earlier albums, but its interesting to note, and this kind of goes back to supporting what Lemmy said, that the strength of those earlier albums is what allowed Metallica to experiment while still maintaining their fanbase.

[@toby9447]

Rip Lemmy

[@happyuk06]

Slayer had been around since '81 and released Show No Mercy, in '83. Plus he said Slade not Slayer.

[@tomitstube]

lemmy had him tongue tied. dude tries to insult heavy metal, "they never change", lemmy; "that's good thing." uh uh uh but what about led zeppelin?

[@richardcrouse9074]

Iron Maiden. My favorite band of all time. Hallowed Be Thy Name is my favorite tune of all time. It never gets old. I didn’t know Lemmy because of being brought up in the Bible Belt. Now that I am a subscriber to SiriusXM my world is now perfect in every way.

[@putridabomination]

The man was a legend \m/

[@herringfly]

Gary Bushel was indeed a knob. My grandmother knew more about rock than he did.

[@tasosvougiatzis3002]

Lemmy looks like a giant in front of the others

[@marSLaZZ66]

....just imagine Lemmy, Philthy & Würzel messing around in hell!!!! Satan sends one's resignation letter!!! R.I.P. dudes!!!!!

[@dodibenabba1378]

Yeah because that's how eternal damnation works...

[@Slavatoremondo]

Lemmy the real deal. 🎸

[@borat8351]

I never knew Paul McCartney interviewed Lemmy.

[@aloysiussnailchaser272]

This was originally broadcast on February 5, 1985 on Whistle Test. The presenter is David Hepworth.

[@weissheim]

It's Mark Ellen

[@aloysiussnailchaser272]

@@weissheim You are correct. My mistake.

[@dontpanicblink]

lemmy kicked bushells heed in after this

[@jdig1984]

Rembering seeing motorhead on the young ones (BBC repeat 😀😀 in the 90s ) and thought Lemmy was the scariest looking bloke I've ever seen I've been a fan ever since great band stayed true till the end rip Lemmy

[@jbmiles5329]

There is a place for all music that's what make,s it special .

[@horisk13]

R.I.P Wurzel.

[@mayhem7427]

Two musicians, a music enthusiast vs. a Smash Hits journalist. No contest.

[@Fizzy167]

Lemmy was the spokesman for Heavy metal

[@khaeotixs]

IIRC, motorhead started in the seventies. around '73. but, as per usual, my memory may be failing me these days

[@JSTNtheWZRD]

It's prophetic and insightful - because all the bands that did something different are all going back to their pure heavy metal or hard rock roots, in fact every blackmetal band I know went 70s-80s metal. And it's good, and people like it surprisingly - you never thought it would be so accepted. And even doom has gone stoner biker metal, all styles of metal mixing with classic heavy rock. So that now the song THE ACE OF SPADES sounds as fresh as it did, even better, understood, more widely accepted. I think it's awesome - in my collection all the bands have at least two hard rock albums, and new genres of 70s - eighties style underground hard rock. Heavy metal of an underground crudeness is king now and always was - it came full circle. The eighties and mid to late 70s was a more relaxed time, things were plentiful, and the best time to rock.

[@samebar]

Critics always have their proverbial thumbs up their bums....'I can't do it but my opinion matters most'. The dynamic to most musical groupings will be similar. People have artistic differences and ego clashes.......from the bottom to the Toffs, from Jazz to Metal from Avante Guard to the New Romantics. In place of a pint might be some other tiple and the hair styling and attire may invariably differ but look at any band's line-up and you'll see personnel changes, break-ups and reformations......just like divorce being all across the board and not restricted to one social group only.

[@huskvarsm]

as if anyone can replace page and zeppellin what a joke here we are in 2015 and ive just spent £2000 on a gibson les paul and a 100w marshall why? as a homage to jimmy page oh and it sounds awesome.

[@dannymcmince]

huskvarsm Lucky lad, some day im gonna buy a Les Paul, got the Epiphone but clearly not the same!

[@stevepercival4774]

Shouda got a tele instead 🤤

[@bigp3006]

Too cool ending with iron fist, not their biggest hit but my all time fave motorhead!

[@Metalhead3935]

That interviewer is such a knob.

[@jwatson626]

Yeah, I kind of did a double take on that too but had the same conclusion.

[@brianmcgleenon1506]

lots of respect for Gary Bushell

[@1HotSkiBunnie]

We are Motörhead and we play rock and roll!

[@robertreape]

Lemmy would have been a brilliant politician

[@adamhicks304]

Damn , Lemmy had some beautiful teeth

[@whatilearnttoday5295]

"Slayer" I know a guy who wrote a manifesto on their forum telling them to go back to their roots. They printed it out and took it to heart.

[@artby2wenty]

Fun fact, danny carey was the guitar player for motorhead before tool.

[@keithfaecorstorphine]

Leemy looks like he's a giant sitting on that settee.

[@normdeplume3966]

I can see the guy's point. At that time there were so many hard rock and metal bands of dubious talents that were all basically clones of each other. Obviously some bands stood alone, like Motorhead, Iron Maiden or AC/DC. But as a music journalist I don't blame him for getting bored with the genre overall. And he ended up getting what he wanted - metal did indeed change, a lot, over the next few years.

[@MrManmountainrock]

they all sound great.

[@harryurz]

The smug interviewer is the infamous Mark Ellen ( former Smash Hits editor) who with David Hepworth and Andy Kershaw destroyed the BBC's music flagship 'The Old Grey Whistle Test' during the 1980s. ....He wasn't just sneery and dismissive about Heavy Metal, he was like this all the time!!!!

[@TheFokker03]

garry bushell looks like a convict!

[@jasonstewart2590]

Lemmy was always a nickname. He got it from bumming cigarettes. "Hey! Can you Lemmy a cigarette"!???

[@dwayneabsolutelydribblin3903]

Lemmy was the best human ever sprouted

[@dezenttt9117]

Didn't know Lars Ulrich used to be a presenter aswell. Nice.

[@nortonsegahippie4574]

Between zeppelin and Motörhead would have the best ratings

[@crankystinkleton4284]

It was always interesting seeing interviewers back then with Lemmy, because they expected some daft bloke from his appearance, and instead have this articulate guy who doesn't necessarily agree with the interviewer. They struggle to cope.

[@rickw9618]

Motorhead is Rock n Roll that paved the way for Heavy Metal.

[@doylebelt191]

Without Motorhead and blacksabeth there would be no metal!!!

[@danielwildeboer1382]

@@doylebelt191 Well, how the style developed and became what it is today, yes. And also add Judas Priest there with these.

[@danielwildeboer1382]

Dude, Motorhead is Heavy Metal, whether you like it or not. Although Lemmy often said it was just “Rock n Roll”, he often ended up admitting that it was Metal at times. It's a very Rock n Roll Heavy Metal, but still, Heavy Metal.

[@Chuloloc]

Awesome. Before there was God, there was Lemmy.

[@Oppetsismiimsitsitc]

Yeah that was quite clearly Slade...

[@colemartinst123]

This was a very strange interview.

[@jukebox1138]

Trick question, Lemmy IS god!!

[@keithfaecorstorphine]

He has covered The Trooper.

[@patrickdevlin3552]

first rule... DON'T ARGUE WITH LEMMY!

[@lpsp442]

My dad remarried when I was about 9, and I swear to god this interviewer in drag was my step-mum. Full of self-effacing shit used to justify a childish-attention span - "Eww, it's not pointless novel and different! How gauche!". I learned to find people like that revolting, and it's served me well.

[@LEEFORDJAGG]

Mark Ellen OGWT .. was generally ok interviewing the Rock-Metal bands of this era. Others I could mention,would be booking themselves a fast track appointment to ‘4 by 2’ land.

[@nenirouvelliv]

Is that young Jeremy Clarkson?

[@li4398]

What’s the stick being given to Gary bushel by some in here? Gary’s a top bloke, remember him as e writer on Sounds paper, always bigging up Motörhead, Thin Lizzy etc.. also writes some good tv stuff in sun, very un pc is Gary, he’s a good lad

[@Hellwyck]

He was UKIP.

[@utv5490]

@@Hellwyck He was far worse than that.

[@davidharrison6615]

its funny how the music press panned motorhead beyond belief at the start . a year later they are crawling round them calling them gods. nothing changed . Motorhead kept playing exactly as they always did . they did not change the whole world changed instead . rip lads .

[@woody5831]

Shame Lemmy & Wurzel fell out he was Lemmys best friend in the band

[@catjudo1]

I grew sad when I realized that every member of Motorhead shown in this video is now deceased. Actually, every other member other than these is, to my knowledge, still alive. Well, that's not quite as bad.

[@albatelf]

entertainment usa won't be getting repeated anytime soon.

[@jamessmith84240]

Mark Ellen talking down to Lemmy about the style of music he makes...

[@HrhFish]

+James Smith They will still be talking about Lemmy years from now. I remember the idiot interviewing him cropping up hosting the odd music show. Whos going to be talking about Mark Ellen?? No one. Mark Ellen's only claim to fame is being in Tony Blair's band. I'd be to embarrassed to put that on a CV 😎

[@Flosailor]

@MegaMcClarey :) Iiiits chrrrrrriiiissssmaasss! Slade fcukin' rock, too. Lemmy's still a God, that weenis interviewer dissapeared without trace years ago. Good to see Garry Bushel's still going strong as well.

[@VictorRochaGaming]

Ain't that right, Gary?

[@awordon9631]

I don't think I've ever heard Wurzel speak.

[@sarahboller5912]

LEMMY FOREVER ☠🖤💋

[@neilphillips162]

Sarah 👍🍺♠💋😉

[@deathandmayhem7761]

RIP Lemmy 🤘

[@IronDeth95]

@TheKiel1234 And Slayer was formed 1981.

[@garyelliott12]

i wonder if lemmy likes iron maiden

[@WATERMELONZZZ123]

Look up cool in Websters dictionary-LEMMY

[@robbatenburg8072]

Lemmy was ready god then.. . Jezus............