List of Motörhead band members

Bassist and vocalist Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister was sacked from space rock group Hawkwind in May 1975, after he was arrested for suspected possession of cocaine (later determined to be amphetamines) during a North American concert tour.

[1] After moving back to London, Lemmy quickly formed Motörhead (named after the final song he wrote for Hawkwind) with guitarist Larry Wallis and drummer Lucas Fox.

[10] Motörhead became a quartet at the beginning of 1984, when both Michael "Würzel" Burston and Phil "Wizzö" Campbell were hired to take over Robertson's place in the band, following a string of auditions.

[12] After recording four new tracks for the No Remorse compilation and issuing one full-length album, Orgasmatron, Phil Taylor returned to Motörhead in March 1987 to replace Gill, who left "by mutual agreement ... for business reasons".

[16] Towards the end of sessions for March ör Die, former King Diamond drummer Mikkey Dee was brought in to take over from Phil Taylor, initially on a temporary basis but soon as a permanent replacement.

[19] After the recording of the latter finished in early 1995, Motörhead went through its final lineup change when guitarist Würzel left the band, which Lemmy claimed "became clearer every day" during the sessions.

"[26] Several other former members of the band have also died – Michael "Würzel" Burston on 9 July 2011,[27] Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor on 11 November 2015,[28] "Fast" Eddie Clarke on 10 January 2018,[29] and Larry Wallis on 19 September 2019.

The 1976–82 lineup of Lemmy, Eddie Clarke and Phil Taylor became known as the "classic lineup" of the band.
Mikkey Dee took over as Motörhead's drummer in 1992 and remained with the band until Lemmy's death in 2015.