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English rock musician Ian Fraser "Lemmy" Kilmister of Motörhead died Monday of cancer at age 70. He was the frontman for the group, which he founded in 1975.

Lemmy found out he had cancer just two days ago.


Motörhead released the following statement on its 

Lemmy weathered other health issues in recent years, including diabetes, a hematoma and surgery to implant a defibrillator in his chest to regulate his heartbeat. His life as a hard-living, heavy-drinking rocker, however, mostly persisted without interruption.

NPR story about aging rockers facing their own mortality

 from earlier this year, Lemmy, still dismissive of death, did share a brief observation about his life.
"It's not like a charmed life, [yet] it's certainly a very lucky one."  Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

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The frontman of the heavy metal band died Monday from an aggressive form of cancer. He learned of the diagnosis just two days ago.

Rock icon Lemmy of Motörhead dies at age 70

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