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Mikkey Dee, who Lemmy introduced as 'the best drummer in the world' at his final ever gig, has inevitably confirmed Motorhead has ended following the tragic death of the frontman Lemmy this week.
"Motorhead is over, of course. Lemmy was Motorhead, but the band will live on in the memories of many" Dee told Sweden's Expressen.
Dee was speaking with Gigwise at the Classic Rock awards on 11 November and spoke of how they were due to start a tour in the UK in 2016. "The European tour is in two parts. We're doing France, Germany and Scandinavia this year and then UK, that's where we start off next year."
This expectation of Dee's emphasises the sudden deterioration of Lemmy's health. No one saw it coming it at that time, although during the tour Dee saw Lemmy's health deteriorate: "He spent all his energy on stage and afterwards he was very, very tired. It’s incredible that he could even play, that he could finish the Europe tour."
Once he was diagnosed with cancer on Boxing Day, it was very aggressive and he died two days later.
Impressively, Lemmy played shows right up until the end of his life, thus truly lived life to the full. This footage below taken by a fan at his last gig in Berlin on 11 December, merely two-and-a-half weeks before he passed away, proves Dee's point that he invested so much of himself on stage.
The live performance features the band performing 'Overkill', which is one of their greatest hits, and caps off their 16 song set. The crowd are lapping up every moment with a mosh pit going right at the front. It proves that Motorhead had what it takes for every moment of their astonishing 40 year career.
R.I.P Lemmy Kilmister.
The music world has come out in droves to pay tribute to the rock hero - with Brian May penning a long heartfelt letter, Queens Of The Stone Age's Josh Homme writing of his anger at his death, and Dave Grohl honouring him with an 'Ace Of Spades' tattoo.
