5.0 out of 5 based on 3 reviews. – Customer review on 18/02/2009

Why on earth would you think Lemmy is an idiot? He's God.

3.0 out of 5 based on 3 reviews. – Customer review on 05/01/2010

The problem with 'White Line Fever' for me is that its reputation well proceeded it. I had heard it described as one of the great rock autobiographies and while it is good, it certainly isn't great. So that's my fault obviously, but the reason I was somewhat nonplussed when I finished it.

With such a title one would expect to find sordid and exaggerated tales of debauchary lining the pages but gladly, this type of chest beating was kept to a minimum. Lemmy is a rebel but he ain't the worst there is nor the worst there was (nor did he proclaim to be such).

If anything though, he is definately a cool guy and the book will probably give you more respect for the man than you had before. Not as an articulate storyteller nor for the bite sized nuggets of wisdom he bestows upon us as he goes, but just for the fact he is a man who went forth and did what the hell he wanted to do.

And did it bloody well too. Motorhead were a scene all of their own, a kind of sleazed punk-metal-rock thing that lay down a foundation for the NWOBHM, for the punks and all that came afterwards. A vital band, no doubt.

Give it a read but don't expect in depth, beautifully written chapters such as 'The Definitive Joe Strummer' and definately don't expect a multitude of tall stories of sex, drugs and alcohol like any of the many Keith Richards biographies. Just expect a good little book of anecdotes of the rock and roll life.

5.0 out of 5 based on 3 reviews. – Customer review on 01/06/2006

I don't care if you arre not a heavy metal fan, you still need this book. An excellent biography written by Motorhead front man "Lemmy". This is a very funny book and I can see non motorhead enjoying this. Very well written, I thought Lemmy was just some alcoholic, tabbacco crazed idiot, but after reading this book was proven wrong.