MOTÖRHEAD Mainman: 'In England, The Main Emotion Is Resentment'

D.X. Ferris of the Riverfront Times recently conducted an interview with MOTÖRHEAD mainman Lemmy Kilmister. A few excerpts from the chat follow below.

Riverfront Times: What does the new MOTÖRHEAD stuff sound like?

Lemmy: I don't know. We always work in the studio.

Riverfront Times: Are you free to move to a new label? Or is MOTÖRHEAD tied up in the SPV bankruptcy?

Lemmy: SPV's on its way to the doghouse, yeah. I dunno. Maybe we'll go on the Internet. I dunno. Stuff will be released, don't worry about that.

Riverfront Times: Is the SPV bankruptcy affecting band business?

Lemmy: [Laughs a gravelly laugh] No. We got paid first.

Riverfront Times: I read an article that said you live in a little apartment in LA.

Lemmy: Yeah, a two-room apartment.

Riverfront Times: Why such a small place? I'm guessing you could afford something bigger.

Lemmy: It's near [legendary Sunset Strip rock club] the Rainbow, and it's controlled rent. I've been there since 1990, so it's pretty cheap.... I'm looking for a slightly bigger place than I've got now, but not a freestanding chateau. I'm not looking for a big house — you can only be in one room at a time.

Riverfront Times: Do you plan to stay in the United States or retire to England eventually?

Lemmy: I'll stay in America. There's more scope.

Riverfront Times: Do you ever go back to England?

Lemmy: I only go when we tour there. I was there in the summer for a couple of weeks. The attitude's a lot more upbeat [in America], you know? In England, the main emotion is resentment. They're still trying to get over losing India.

Riverfront Times: What was the band's best payday? Does "Ace of Spades" still sell?

Lemmy: The best payday was when METALLICA did some of our tracks on one of their albums.

Riverfront Times: What do you consider the band's low point?

Lemmy: Probably the Brian Robertson era [1983, when the former THIN LIZZY guitarist joined the band]. Because the things he did — you alienate whole entire families — just about all by himself.

Riverfront Times: And your high point?

Lemmy: This is one of them, for sure. Obviously, Hammersmith going straight to No. 1 was the 'igh point of that band, for sure. This band's just done three of the best songs anybody's ever done, you know?

Riverfront Times: How long do you see yourself doing the band?

Lemmy: I dunno. How long do you see yourself talking on the phone and writing? You don't know, do you? You can't tell yet. I'm sure it'll all become terribly clear suddenly one day.

Read the entire interview from the Riverfront Times.