Far from personal tastes, that an institution that recognizes the career and excellence of great bands and artists does not have among its members Motörheadthe band almost unanimously considered the “god of rock”, Lemmy Kilmister, is something to say the least surprising and worthy of reflection. This is what a confessed fan of the band like the singer and guitarist of Metallica, James Hetfieldwhich qualifies as a “farce” that Motörhead has not been included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
James Hetfield’s love for the world of tattoos joined his passion for Motörhead and his friendship with Lemmy a few weeks ago when he He got an iconic ace of spades tattooed, including part of Lemmy’s ashes in the ink.. This tattoo led to reflection on Motörhead’s absence from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during a recent episode of “The Metallica Report” podcast: “The person with the most rockin’ lifestyle on this planet is not in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, which is a travesty, a shame. It’s kind of disrespectful to rock and roll, basically. So that this is my tribute to him.”
James remembers how he came up with the idea of including Lemmy’s ashes in the ink to pay tribute to him with a tattoo: “I guess in the downtime you get a little creative in more ways than one than writing songs. It’s like drawing or… I have my Photoshop file and I work and tinker with t-shirt ideas and stuff like that. And, yeah, tattoos It’s something I’ve always liked. I’m a logo guy, as we all know. So, yeah, I did my hands.
Adriana’s best friend, my girlfriend, passed away, and we had just talked about the possibility of putting ashes in the ink to represent someone that one carries with them in life. So thinking about ideas of what would represent that person and memories of their life and remembering that they had given me some of Lemmy’s ashes in a little silver bullet that was like a necklace and using that to get… yes, the Cross of Iron and the ace of spades. So Lemmy is still able to give the finger to the world through me. It’s just a reminder of the inspiration he has been in my life, what to do, what not to do. And for me, it’s paying my respects to him, rather than him being in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which still pisses me off.”
It must be remembered that Metallica’s displays of admiration and tributes to Lemmy have been a constant over the years, with great moments like the The Lemmys concert during Whiskey a Go Go’s 50th birthday celebration of the leader of Motörhead, who were none other than Metallica disguised in the image and likeness of the legendary singer and bassist.
The opportunity to see James Hetfield Wearing this new and special tattoo we will have her next June, with the two nights scheduled in Madrid on the tour. ‘M72’. With the tickets for both nights already sold outthe next notice arrived for the day of friday the 12th which will have the participation of Architects and Mammoth WVH as opening acts, whose tickets are also close to being sold out definitively. Something that will not be surprising to happen on a few dates also for the day of the sunday 14which will complete the actions of Five Finger Death Punch and Ice Nine Kills. The album presentation ’72 Seasons’ in Madrid is going to become a milestone in the history of the city. The dwindling number of tickets left on sale are still available at LiveNation.com and Ticketmaster.es.
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