Lemmy see now...
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 9:13 pm
Fan to meet rock hero Lemmy
A student who landed a surprise role in a film about Motorhead frontman Lemmy will get to meet his idol this weekend.
The Motorhead lead singer, who spent his childhood on Anglesey and later worked in Llandudno Junction's Hotpoint factory, will be at Llandudno's Venue Cymru on Saturday on the band's current UK tour.
Tom Holmes, a former pupil at Ysgol Syr Thomas Jones, Amlwch, owes his backstage pass to the American makers of the film Lemmy, who turned up at his - and Lemmy's - old school one day last year.
Producers Wes Orshoski and Greg Oliver visited the school on the off chance of grabbing some footage of modern-day pupils.
"Not only did we get those shots, but we were incredibly blessed that the headmaster let us interview a few students about what they had heard about Lemmy growing up there," said Wes.
"Then one student, Tom, sat down and started playing Lemmy's most famous song, Ace of Spades, on a school piano, as his classmates sang along.
"It made for one of our favourite moments in the film, and Tom has become a friend."
When Tom heard there was a film crew in school, he was only too happy to tell them about is long-standing love of the metal band.
"I sat at the piano for a laugh and they recorded it," he said. "It's extremely embarrassing because I'm a terrible impersonator!
"I did mention, though, that if I ever met Lemmy I'd have to get him to sign my arm and I'd get it tattooed."
So in a few days' time, with the help of his mother who's a tattoo artist, Tom hopes to have a permanent reminder of his meeting with the rock star.
"My mum has always been a Motorhead fan," Tom added. "And 20 years ago she painted the Overkill logo on the back of her leather jacket, so I'm going to take that to be signed, too."
Tom was aware before the documentary makers came to town that Lemmy had been a pupil at his school.
"I heard he got kicked out though, because of playing the guitar in the corridors, which I knew wasn't true because I use to play there all the time and never got into trouble!
"I think the real reason he was expelled was something like he didn't get on with one of the teachers."
On Saturday, Tom will get the chance to ask the man himself.
Lemmy - the Movie has already been shown at film festivals and will be on limited release from December. A DVD will be released in early 2011.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/local/ ... 180904.stm