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Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer
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Rich Hobson

"Get me 100 gallons of whipped cream, fill the bath with tequila and don't forget the goats": Watch Lemmy's gloriously weird appearance in an insurance ad

Lemmy Glastonbury 2015.

Everybody knows Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister was an icon of the rock and metal world. But what some might miss is just how iconic he was, transcending his corner of the music pantheon to become a go-to figure whenever it came to capturing the enduring image of rock'n'roll. He was also partial to the odd - in both senses of the word - cameo. 

Be it his iconic performance playing Ace Of Spades alongside the rest of Motorhead in The Young Ones, a quick appearance in Airheads shouting "I was the editor of the school magazine!" or getting a whole character dedicated to him in video game Brutal Legend, Lemmy popped up in many mediums over the years. 

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