“I considered Lemmy to be a personal hero,” says the sculptor

“Motorhead is the most intense and boisterous band in the world; why not consider them your role models?” “Lemmy is one of us, and we are from Stoke-on-Trent.”

“Those are the words of sculptor Andy Edwards, who has crafted a statue of the band’s frontman. The statue will be unveiled in the town where he was born on May 8.”

Lemmy was born Ian Kilmister in Burslem in 1945, and his family subsequently relocated to Newcastle-under-Lyme. He passed away in 2015 at the age of 70.

The rocker’s association with north Staffordshire has persisted among the local populace. Guitarist Phil Campbell will also interregnum a portion of Lemmy’s remains within the plinth of the statue.

“Lemmy was a personal hero to me,” Mr. Edwards stated.

In 1979, he attended the band’s live performance at Hanley’s Victoria Hall for the first time, shortly after a school acquaintance recommended that he listen to their album Overkill.

The new statue is based on a photograph of Lemmy that appears on the back cover of the album.

Mr. Edwards, who is perhaps most renowned for his monuments of Brian Clough and Peter Taylor at Derby County FC and The Beatles on Liverpool’s Pier Head, stated that the concept for the Lemmy statue was conceived approximately three years ago.

He also mentioned that Motorhead’s management had contacted him and confirmed that they would cover the expense.

Andy Edwards

Mr. Edwards also witnessed the band at Vale Park in 1981 and characterized this period as their pinnacle.

“The purpose of creating this statue is to provide other individuals with the same sense of joy that I have experienced when reflecting on the memories of Victoria Hall, Bingley Hall, and Vale Park,” he stated.

Mr. Edwards disclosed that he had meticulously considered each intricate detail during the statue’s development. This involved the meticulous recreation of Lemmy’s Rickenbacker 4001 guitar, which he was using at Vale Park.

“I included those details because if you don’t, people will perceive that there is a discrepancy and will not remain as long,” he stated.

“You desire for individuals to remain in the vicinity because you wish to stimulate their imaginations by transporting them to a different era.”

Andy Edwards

The sculptor also admitted that he had contemplated whether to incorporate the star into Levi’s or Wrangler trousers.

He stated that he had incorporated his personal recollections of Lemmy’s swagger with the specifics to ensure that the pose was accurate.

“You must be invested in it; it must emanate from the heart,” he stated.