Lemmy, from Motörhead , will have a 2.2-meter statue erected in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, the city where the musician was born. Its construction has just been approved by the City Council, and the tribute will be erected in Burslem Market.
Although Lemmy, whose registered name is Ian Fraser Kilmister, was born in the city, he soon moved to Newcastle-under-Lyme. He spent most of his childhood in Wales and formed Motörhead in 1975.
The estimated cost of the statue is £50,000, and a fundraising for its construction has been launched. Sculptor Andy Edwards has been chosen to create the statue, and work will begin as soon as the funds are raised. Andy has experience with statues of this style; he also created the famous Beatles in Liverpool.
Initially, the pedestal was only supposed to be 2.5 meters high, but because the police raised concerns about people playing pranks on the statue, it will now be 3 meters tall. According to Andy, this should keep people away.
Currently, there are two other statues of Lemmy. One in Los Angeles, at the Rainbow Bar and Grill, which was erected shortly after his death in 2016, and another in Germany, at the site of the Wacken Open Air festival. Part of Lemmy's ashes were scattered in the mud at the festival grounds by his colleagues Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee in his honor, while the other part was placed in candies and given to friends .
See below a preview of what the statue will look like:
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