Motorhead frontman Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister's ashes have been placed behind the bar at Stringfellows, his beloved London strip club, as per his final wishes.
Late Motorhead frontman Ian ‘ Lemmy ’ Kilmister‘s ashes have been laid to rest at his favourite London stripclub, Stringfellows . The legendary singer and bassist died in December 2015 aged 70 just days after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer, alongside various health issues. Since then, his ashes have been scattered around the world including his favourite festival locations and with close friends and family.
Now one of his urns (shaped like his trademark cavalry hat) has been installed behind Stringfellows’ bar in Covent Garden where he was a ‘regular’, as per the rocker’s will. His bandmate, and guitarist, Phil Campbell was there to witness the auspicious moment on Wednesday after travelling over from his home in Wales. ‘He’d love it,’ Campbell told the PA news agency. The music artist himself wears a bullet with some of Lemmy’s ashes around his neck. Lemmy was a regular at the London club Lemmy’s ashes are scattered around the world in tribute to his wandering spirit. ‘He’s going to have a good view, so it’s a great place to put some of his ashes to rest in London in Stringfellows, especially because he really enjoyed going there when he had a night off. ‘Even when we were practising, in rehearsals, he’d be there ordering cabs to Stringfellows, I heard him many times.’ He added: ‘We’re just paying our honour to Lem really, putting him in places where he likes to be, and people can raise a toast to him every time they’re there, or have a chat with him or whatever. ‘He was always a good listene
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