Photos: Motorhead guitarist Lemmy dies

Motorhead singer, bassist and songwriter Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister, at the Rainbow Bar in West Hollywood in 2011, has died of cancer. He was 70.

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Dec. 28, 2015 6:11 PM PT

Motorhead singer, bassist and songwriter Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister, at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2014 in Indio.

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Motorhead singer, bassist and songwriter Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister, performing in 2014 at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio.

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Singer, bassist and songwriter Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister, at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2014.

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Singer, bassist and songwriter Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister, at the Rainbow Bar in West Hollywood in 2011. He was the subject of a documentary.

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Motorhead singer, bassist and songwriter Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister, performing in Munich in November 2015.

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