MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY Under Investigation For Wearing SS Visor

[TonyS]

Well Lemmy has finally departed....

Rock In Peace...


Here with Nikki Sixx.

[Raymond270]

There are other members in rock bands that collect WW2 German Militaria

[TonyS]

There are other members in rock bands that collect WW2 German Militaria

That's true. But I started the thread with this quote from Lemmy -

"I'll tell you something about history. From the beginning of time, the bad guys always had the best uniforms. Napoleon, the Confederates, the Nazis. They all had killer uniforms. I mean, the SS uniform is..... f-u-c-k-i-n-g brilliant! They were the rock stars of that time."

[Robert H]

I would not rate anything with the "bad guys".
The roots to the German tunic style began with the Prussian Military style.
Look at the Bavarian Spike Helmets and the proudness of the other countrys like the French ones.

[Badto666]

RIP The one and only Lemmy Killmeister . Your music will always be remembered

/Mike

[Captain Black]

Axle Rose from Guns n Roses showed this off during the Paradise City film clip...

Cheers Brad

[NickG]

Collecting and wearing TR material! Sometimes with a different eagle!

[ironcross13]

Was he a Nazi?

[ETN]

was he a nazi?

No.

[ironcross13]

So he was a collector

[ironcross13]

Just read this lol swap frogs "For Lemmy, his fascination appears to have revolved around Nazi iconography and sense of style. In an interview with The Independent he said: "I've always liked a good uniform, and throughout history, it's always been the bad guy who dressed the best: Napoleon, the Confederates, the Nazis. If we had a good uniform, I'd collect ours as well, but what does the British Army have? Khaki. Makes them look like like a f***ing swamp frog."

[NickG]

Big time into wearing German headgear...From the web:
He bought a lot of his Nazi memorabilia from Ozzy Osbourne, who didn't think that having a load of swastikas around the house
would help his "The Osbournes" 'reality' show.

Any criticism around ownership of Nazi stuff is met with "I've had six black girlfriends".

[NickG]

He was also fond of German themed boots!

[NickG]

Only a rock star can get a way with wearing these! Credit: Getty.images as tagged.

[NickG]

Der Arnold also liked custom Cowboy boots btw! but now I am straying a little bit....

I understand that these were all custom made for Lenny and Arnold by Riff Raff Leather in North Hollywood, CA