It was recently announced that MotГ¶rhead drummer Mikkey Dee will only partake in the first and final dates of this 29 city trek. Reason being, he’ll be filming season one of KГ¤ndisdjungeln, Sweden’s version of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Of Here!
“I can’t wait to see that,” Lemmy told BraveWords.com.
“He’s in the Malaysian jungle, and he doesn’t like bugs. And I think they have to be parachuted into the fucking thing – and he doesn’t like heights either. So it’s definitely going to be worth watching.”
The question beckons, who will Mikkey’s temporary replacement be? Lemmy answers, “Matt Sorum” of THE CULT, GUNS N’ ROSES and VELVET REVOLVER. Despite Sorum’s impressive resume, he wasn’t Lemmy’s first choice. “No. I asked Dave Grohl (FOO FIGHTERS, NIRVANA) first, but he couldn’t do it cause he’s doing that thing with McCARTNEY.” Although Matt is only a couple of weeks away from joining Motörhead on stage, surprisingly he hasn’t rehearsed with the band. “No, not yet. He’s going to have to learn some bits of it from the live DVDs. He’ll come out for a couple of days before he starts to watch Mikkey to get the idea. He’ll be alright, he’s a professional.”
Sorum and Grohl talking
But as far as reality TV goes, Lemmy thinks, “it’s the worst shit that’s ever been on TV! Fucking Big Brother – people watch people sleep. They actually watch people sleep! And they’ve got the nerve to put it on TV. I think they should be struck off the fucking register just for putting it on. It’s garbage, beyond all reason. But who am I? What do I know? I’m sure there’s a plan behind it. If we can make them watch people sleep, they’ll be easier to govern.”
Always keeping his sights on the future, Lemmy is already looking forward to the the next MotГ¶rhead studio album. “We’re going to do a new one in January.” As far as current ideas for the disc go… “Nothing. We always write under the knife. It works for us.” Next year’s effort will be a big one though as it’s the 20th studio album, marking the 35th anniversary of the band.
For this upcoming tour, Motörhead has tapped REVEREND HORTON HEAT and NASHVILLE PUSSY as the opening acts. In fact, Lemmy chose those bands personally.