Hundreds of Motörhead fans travelled to Burslem, Stoke on Trent, this weekend to see a statue of local hero, and global icon, Lemmy unveiled.
The 2.25m bronze-cast statue, created by sculptor and Motörhead fan Andy Edwards, was erected in Market Place in the town centre on May 9. The statue shows Lemmy as he appeared at the Heavy Metal Holocaust in Port Vale in 1981, singing into a microphone while playing his Rickenbacker bass, and contains some of the late musician's ashes, which were given a bikers' escort to the ceremony.
"Lemmy was one of us," said Stoke-on-Trent Lord Mayor Lyn Sharpe at the ceremony. "Stokie-born, he never forgot his roots. Today, we in the city are proud to honour a son of the city, with this magnificent statue."
The Lord Mayor added that, although she had never met Kilmister, she reckoned that she and Motörhead's leader would have "rubbed along okay", adding "he liked a party, and I like a party."
Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell was among those in attendance for the ceremony.
He told StokeonTrentLive: “It’s been a very special event for me. This is my first time seeing the statue in person. And I have to say, it looks fantastic. The way he’s stood there playing his Rickenbacker, the clothes he’s wearing, all of it really captures his essence. It’s like watching the real thing.
