In the spirit of Booman’s unabashed love for the Dead, I need to admit how much I love Motorhead:
I twist the truth, I rule the world, my crown is called deceit
I am the emperor of lies, you grovel at my feet
I rob you and I slaughter you, your downfall is my gain
And still you play the sycophant and revel in you pain
And all my promises are lies, all my love is hate
I am the politician, and I decide your fate.
I almost don’t know where to begin about this band. Should I start with the fact that singer/bass player/band leader Lemmy Kilmister is almost as old as my dad, continuing through his disdain for religion, through his support for obama and overall pro-sex attytood, through his support for Rodney King (who knew???), and most importantly his little-known feminism…
Q: You’re known as a great lover of women, but you’re also known as a great lover of women in rock music. You’ve been very vocal of your support of Joan Jett, Skin of Skunk Anansie, and many others. In punk rock, it seems there is a disconnect between appreciating a woman’s talents and appreciating her attractiveness. Can one appreciate a female musician’s attractiveness without objectifying her?
A: Well, why the fuck can’t you do it? Is that impossible? There are certainly people who have an axe to grind. Someone might be bitching about it, but I don’t care. I never objectified women. I’ve always been honest. I treat people as I expect to be treated. Women, they’re the same as me with tits. If they want to be crazy, well that’s all right because I’m a little crazy myself, sometimes. If they want to play rock music, that’s great, because I like to play rock music, too. You should treat people the way you like to be treated. If it’s good art, then it’s good art. Shit, I like women.
You can almost taste smell the disdain for such a stupid question. BTW, Lemmy’s answer inspired the following AMAZING slab of German pop:
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