As most of you know by now the legendary frontman of British rock band Motorhead Mr Ian Fraser 'Lemmy' Kilmister met his grim demise on December 28th 2015, just two days after learning he had terminal cancer in his brain and neck. The whole world mourned as the news broke, many fans telling of their memories of watching his shows and even meeting him and his band. Memories of a Rock n Roll Legend is the perfect compilation of these.
I did not know anyone was writing a book about him until I received a friend request on Facebook from the author himself, as he had mutual friends. He was appealing for people to write a message to go inside the book, telling of their experiences of Lemmy. The word count was unlimited so people could really go to town on it. I spent a while thinking of what to write as I'd only been listening to Motorhead for just under two years at the time. (see my previous post for what I wrote)
The book itself is a very minimalistic design, but does exactly what it says on the tin. I enjoyed reading the foreword from the author as he explained the reasoning why he wrote the book. It follows memories from fans from country to country in alphabetical order, which is quite handy for those who want to delve straight into their own part. It would have been better if there was page numbers and a contents page so people would not get confused as in where in the book was the chapter about their country. Also, I couldn't help observing a lot of grammatical errors but overall I cannot fault it. It is a great read and it is wonderful to learn about other fans' experiences with one of the pioneers of hard rock and metal, some of which are pretty amusing, but that's just the icing on the cake! I love Carroll's idea of donating 75% of the book sales to Cancer Research, as it will definitely help others in need too. Lemmy would have been proud. I guarantee it.
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