Guns N’ Roses bassist highlights the importance of British trio who helped unite “tribes” in heavy music
Although he had a career in hard rock, Duff McKagan he never stopped being a punk. The bassist of Guns N’ Roses He was often responsible for introducing such influence into the group’s sound, but for him, there was a name that was above any feud between punks, headbangers and lovers of the so-called American “hair metal”.
In an interview with Metal Hammer, McKagan he recalled his roots and highlighted how rock “tribes” did not coexist well at that time. However, one group managed to be undeniable for fans of punk and rock/metal in its other aspects.
This is the Motorheadled by Lemmy Kilmister. According to Duffwas one of the few names with traffic everywhere.
I can remember getting my nose broken at a metal show, just for being there. But the biggest thorn in the side between metal and punk was Motörhead’s 1980 album Ace of Spades. They made it ok to mix these things.”
Ace of Spades is the fifth album by the trio led by Lemmy and first to be released in the United States. A timeless classic, it contains some of the band’s biggest hits and represented an intersection between heavy metal and punk rock. No wonder, it is a very influential record in the conception of thrash metal, notorious precisely for fusing influences from both segments.
Duff McKagan and a “little piece” of Lemmy
The relationship of Duff McKagan with the Motorhead is so close that the bassist was one of the few selected to receive the definitive memory of Lemmy Kilmisterwho died in 2015. The member of Guns N’ Roses has one of the “bullets” that contains a small portion of the late musician’s ashes.
The bassist commented about the relic on his program “Three Chords & The Truth”on the radio Planet Rockin 2023, alongside his wife Susan HolmesMcKagan. The couple talked about their friendship Lemmy, Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), Duff and others when the musician joked that he was an honorary member of Motorhead.
Susan confirmed and said:
It is true. In fact, we have some of his ashes here at home with us. He will never leave our hearts.”
In addition to Duffother people have already confirmed that they received the bullet with the ashes of Lemmy. The list includes:
— michael monroeformer vocalist of Hanoi Rocks;
— Rob Halfordfrontman of Judas Priest;
— Doro Peschformer singerWarlock and notorious for her solo career;
— Riki Rachtmanformer host of Headbanger’s Ball on MTV;
— Whitfield Cranevocalist of Ugly Kid Joe.
Most of the remains of the singer and bassist of Motorhead is at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Hollywood.
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Collaborated: André Luiz Fernandes.
Source: Rollingstone
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