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West Hollywood, California: Statue of Lemmy from Motorhead

Bronze statue honors metal band Motorhead's late founder "Lemmy," at his favorite Los Angeles bar. He's buried in nearby Forest Lawn Cemetery with the epitaph: "Born to Lose, Lived to Win."

Rainbow Bar and Grill

Address:
9015 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA
Directions:
Rainbow Bar and Grill. On the north side of Sunset Blvd, between N. Wetherly Drive and Hammond St. The statue is outdoors but set back from the street, under a shaded outdoor patio.
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Yep, that's Lemmy from Motorhead.

Statue of Lemmy from Motorhead

Lemmy's statue is under the covered patio, back of the restaurant.

[Somayeh Kashi, 04/29/2017]

Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, founder and front man of the English heavy metal band Motorhead (and ex-Hawkwind), died in December 2015. In August 2016 a life-size bronze statue of Lemmy was unveiled in a permanent shrine at his favorite Los Angeles bar.


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