LEMMY remembered at GRAMMYS

16 February 2016

MOTORHEAD icon Lemmy was remembered at last night’s Grammys when ALICE COOPER’s HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES played Ace Of Spades to a surprised pop and rap audience in Los Angeles.

The explosive tribute came after ALABAMA SHAKES won four gongs. They took home Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance for Don’t Wanna Fight – which they played live during the ceremony – plus Best Alternative Music Album and Best Engineered Album (Non-classical) for Sound & Color.

GHOST were named winners of the Best Metal Performance Award for Cirice, while MUSE won Best Rock Album for Drones.

Dave Grohl introduced the HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES’ TV debut by saying: “Many of us play rock’n’roll but a rare few among us are rock’n’roll. Lemmy was rock’n’roll. He was a rebel, an outsider, one of a kind, and a way of life. He was Motorhead. He was a legend and I was proud to call him my friend.”

COOPER, JOE PERRY, JOHNNY DEPP, MATT SORUM and DUFF McKAGAN then hit the stage, performing Ace Of Spades in front of a bass rig featuring Lemmy’s trademark high mic stand and cowboy hat and bass. They appeared to have won over much of the bemused audience by the end of their short set.