Lemmy Kilmister before he was famous

Before Motörhead, Lemmy's father walked out when he was three months old.

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early 1960s Hotpoint assembly line
He left school for horses, then the Hotpoint factory assembly line.
After leaving school he worked with horses and on the assembly line at the Hotpoint appliance factory in Llandudno Junction. Source
1967 Nowhere to live
He reached London in 1967 with nowhere to live.
Arrived in London with nowhere to live and slept on a roadie's floor beside Noel Redding. Source
1967-1968 Hauling Hendrix's amps
He hauled Hendrix's amplifiers from the back of a Transit van.
Humped amplifiers for the Jimi Hendrix Experience from the back of a Transit van. Source
1971 Bass, never played
Hawkwind put him on bass, an instrument he'd never played.
Joined Hawkwind on bass with no experience of the instrument, cajoled in before a benefit gig. Source
May 1975 Fired at the border
After a Canadian border arrest in 1975, Hawkwind fired him.
Was fired from Hawkwind after an arrest at the Canadian border during a North American tour. Source
1945
Was born Ian Fraser Kilmister in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, on Christmas Eve. Source
1946
His father, an ex-RAF chaplain, walked out when he was three months old. Source
1956
Moved with his mother and stepfather to a farm in Benllech, on Anglesey in Wales. Source
1965
Joined the Rockin' Vickers in Stockport; they released three singles and nothing charted. Source
1975
Named his new band Motörhead, after the last song he had written for Hawkwind. Source

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