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Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer
Entertainment
Rich Hobson

"I took my scooter up the lift and rode it through the corridors naked in drag make-up with just a tie on." A brilliant and bonkers interview with Motorhead's late, great Phil Campbell

Phil Campbell and Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead Live At Glastonbury 2015.

The only person who was in Motorhead longer than vocalist and founder Lemmy was guitarist Phil Campbell. A boy from the valleys, Campbell joined the world's loudest rock'n'roll band in 1984 and served with them right up until their dissolution in 2015.

But even then, he couldn't just walk away from the legacy he'd made with the band. In 2016, Campbell unveiled The Bastard Sons, a group he formed with his sons Tyla and Dane, and though the group would record three albums, they also dipped their toes into the many songs from Motorhead's back catalogue during live performances.

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