Mikkey Dee interview on Motorhead reunion, Cancel Culture, Lemmy's prophecy & more
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 พ.ค. 2024
- In this interview episode the legendary Mikkey Dee - the drummer of Motorhead and Scorpions (and earlier King Diamond, Dokken and Helloween) speaks about the newly re-released final Motörhead album Seriously Bad Magic and the legacy which Motorhead has left. Mikkey Dee also discusses which other unreleased and previously unheard by the fans songs Motorhead team has in the Snaggletooth vaults and how Mikkey, Phil Campbell and the Motorhead management decide on what to release and which live recordings to bring to the fans with their Lost Tapes.
Mikkey also opens up about a possibility of a Motorhead reunion (RELAX, it won't happen) and most importantly about the plans of a massive tribute concert with the biggest Motorhead friends to honour Lemmy and all of the past Motorhead members, and why the band did not do it right away.
We also talk about the time when Mikkey Dee joined Scorpions and his attempts to bring more power and energy into the legendary rock band, as well as remember his days in Motorhead and how the band was challenged to evolve without changing their own sound, thus limiting their creative potential.
Mikkey also shares his thoughts about why he is happy Lemmy did not get to see the current state of society and experience cancel culture and political correctness, and shares some of the funniest and more memorable stories which happened to the boys in Motorhead during their career.
00:00 - Intro
00:21 - Before we begin
02:15 - Motörhead legacy
07:59 - Lemmy's prophecy
13:08 - Snaggletooth vaults
14:50 - Tribute concert
19:51 - Motorize Scorpions
25:01 - They played Rock 'N Roll
33:33 - On cancel culture
38:44 - To all the Metal Pilgrims
40:02 - What got left out...
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Who do you think should be invited to play at that concert?
Definitely! I think Metallica would be first how'd say "yes" to this!
Absolutely Judas Priest! I love how affectionately and respectfully Rob Halford speaks of Lemmy. These are two very different front men who came up across the same decades and always gave everything they had on stage regardless of private struggles. Rob Halford is one of the few legends qualified to stand up in history next to Lemmy.
Newsted , David Vincent also sounded great on that back at the funny farm cover he was part of in lockdown
Doro has to be there.
SAXON.
Girlschool, Diamond Head.
Doro, Priest,
The Almighty (they have just announced a UK tour)
Maiden
Metallica.
AC/DC.
If there is a little change, well, maybe Mikkey you read this: Back in 199? I saw Motorhead for maybe the tenths time in Germany at Full Force Festival, and I was standing there in the audience with about 80 000 motorhead fans. At the end of the show you threw your stick into the audience. I stood so far back, I didn't even attempt to catch it - something struck my foot, and there was your drumstick. I grabbed it, and it became my most precious possession I got from any concert.
Now, 2023, it is literally the center piece of my studio, where I record local bands. My son, now eight years old, started to play drums at the age of five. Can't tell you how often I told him this sticks story, and how often he asked to see another Motorhead video. Thank you for everything, man!
Thats dope
Most of the younger generation wasn’t around when Motörhead and the other metal and rock bands were actually touring and playing for their fans. You don’t get into the music business to really make money if your dedicated to the music, you get into it music for the people who want to hear the music. Music is a gift that shouldn’t be forgotten and any chance to introduce or re-introduce Motörheads music or even other great bands is more important than ever because the younger generation needs to be exposed to those great bands. They need to know what they are missing and hopefully inspire the next generation to keep that kind of music going and not let it fade away.
I met Mikkey once, he was a total gentlemen. Sometimes it's great to meet your heroes.
I think lemmy would be really proud of mikkey and the other guys for still caring for the fans....I grew up with them in their heyday, the early 80's...I always remember getting no sleep 'til hammersmith and it was so fucking good!!!! That album is still one of my favourite albums ever!!! Just fucking wicked !!!!
Kick ass stuff
Thank you Mikkey Dee.. for releasing new Motorhead material!!!
To some of us hardcore fans...
Motorhead will never die...
But you helping to release unreleased material...
Definitely helps keep Lemmy alive...
Thank you from the bottom of my heart man
I saw the Scorpions last October at the Forum in LA. I took my 15 year old who was more excited than I was, and I've been a fan since 82! The show was phenomenal. Mikkey definitely Motorized the Scorpions! Rock Believer is one of the best albums in any genre I've heard in a while.
Very cool that your 15 year old love the scorpions METAL never gets old
I took my late friend to the Scorpions concert at the Kia Forum in '22. Of the five shows we went to together before he passed, that was his and my favorite. We especially loved Mikkey's old school drum solo!
G diamond in I was at that show at the forum last year off the hook scorpions kicked major balls at that show currently live in LA but grew up in Chicago remember seeing the scorpions at the Aragon ballroom and 77 or 76 love at first and Tours and then animal magnetism following and so on scorpions rule dude Mikkey Dee on drums. Too bad they don’t have Hermon anymore but Mikkey Dee really is a lot better. He’s a lot faster.
I used to play Pac-Man with Lenny at the rainbow on Sunset in West Hollywood California. Oh yeah buddy.
I saw one of Lemmy's last shows. Yes, they played their simple songs and slowed them down a bit, but they still kicked ass. Lemmy went out the way he wanted.
Great interview! Mikkey is such a nice guy 🤘🏻 Long live Motörhead
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it
There was something uniquely noble about Lemmy + Motorhead. They were uniquely straight talking and for the music and fans. I recall seeing them, just the once, in some dump of a venue in former East Berlin in c2008? I was more rock/punk etc but respected Lemmy hence curious. Good God. Euro25 tickets, with maybe 800-1000 there. [Weeks later AC/DC playing the Olympic Stadium with cheap seats at Euro100+ and 60k there?(still love 'em tho)]. Lemmy was amazing and not just the music. He made a point of humbly thanking the audience. Of recognising the 'Little guys on the minimum wage who have scrimped+saved to be here, and this is for you'. He repeated it later, it mattered and we all felt it. Then they played for 3+ hours, just solid rock. It was incredible, and Lemmy and the band seemed such simply good honourable people, and madly entertaining rockers. - Could they be relaunched without Lemmy? No, really, MickeyD is right, it couldn't that misunderstands how pivotal he was. Not just the gittar, but the whole ethos of 'serious rock 'n roll' for 'the little guy [too]'. Respect to MickeyD he gets it, respect!
I love Mikkey Dee, what a legend!
I do love Motörhead! Trying my best to keep their music alive in my Motörhead Tribute band.
This guy is an absolute animal on the kit! Saw him multiple times with both Motörhead and scorpions and he gives it 100 percent every time!
Thats crazy having him in an Interviewd i was on a concert with my parents and we met lemmy afterwards he was like a dad to my Mom he was so drunk but he still tried to give us his best side even tho you knew he was drunk. He was a heart warm person and its sad that ges gone. I wish every good person that is not here anymore that they are at a good place. And i wish the rest of the band the happiest life ever and you too
Cool interview , mikkey’s always one of a kind…. Last section really saddened me… a huge good luck man, keep it up best way you can
“The best drummer in the world… MIKKEY DEE!” - Lemmy
Great interview. Can't believe it's been so long since we lost Lemmy. Still miss him. I've been impressed how Phil and Mickey have respectfully continued the Motörhead legacy and love the Löst Tapes series.
thanx for the interview, even under tough conditions. and Mickey is such a intelligent, nice and humble person. rock on
Great interview. "Bast*rds" is one of the best rock albums ever, Mikkey is such a great drummer. RIP Lemmy and long live Motörhead!
Motorhead is my favorite band of all time, I own every release going all the way back to Motorhead on Chiswick to Seriously Bad Magic. All awesome
What was cool about Lemmy, is that he was against anything like racism and homophobia and sexism, in giving props to women in heavy metal, having black girlfriends and calling racism 'dumb', and taking the piss out of Mickey Dee for not liking some gay guys in a bar enthusing over his long hair, due to Mickey Dee having a problem (at the time) with those who swing the other way. Lemmy was a real one.
Thank you so much for this interview MP. It's really brilliant.
You are a great interviewer.
It was such an interesting video and Mickey is such a cool guy.
You can see why the three of them worked so well together.
Slava Ukraine 🤘
Героям Слава! Thank you so much, Richie!
*"Mikkey also opens up about a possibility of a Motorhead reunion (RELAX, it won't happen)"*
THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING.I HONESTLY STARTED FEELING VERY NERVOUS!
There's a bigger need for Motorhead now. than there was when Lem was alive. Every generation needs a Motorhead experience.
Also a statue of Lem in Poland would be just boss!
Definitely A 10 year Anniversary Tribute would be so cool
Such a great interview with Mikkey! He’s a true champion. It’s no surprise that Lemmy said Mikkey is the best drummer in the world! Lemmy isn’t here anymore, but Motörhead is still alive and still the best band of all time!!! 🤘😈🤘
This interview is extremely important to this community. Thank you for this
Appreciate this interview so much. Recognition of Motorhead and staying somewhat relevant is a beautiful way to honor Lemmy. Anyone who thinks Lemmy would gaf has their head up their ass and no idea what Lemmy was about. He was never some John Foggerty kind of dude. He'd say fucking go for it.
And I actually think the guys are doing it in a nice way. As Mikkey said, they would NEVER replace Lemmy!
They should do the show at the rainbow bar and Grill in West Hollywood, California Lennys, favorite bar you better believe that one Motörhead forever
Thank you Metal Pilgrim for putting this interview with this nice gentleman, and metal legend, out here. And, so nice to see people still love Lemmy, and respect him....
Respect to you and Phil !
Heartfelt thanks for the music !
Don’t takes those negative critics to heart
We love Mötorhead !
LOVE THE RESPECT that you mikkey, and Phil have for your fallen brother lemmy
Thank you Mikkey for keeping Motorhead alive!
You better talk about king diamond! Lol I met mikkey and got his autograph on the Abigail tour! Awesome dude!
Wonderful interview!
One of my favorite drummers for sure, saw them few years back here in Chicago, wow!!!!!!
He’s so nice, musicians I deal with in cover bands seem to be mostly assholes.
Didn’t expect it
While watching kept seeing him in my mind pointing out to crowd behind kit, could listen to him all day, and have.
Now…,.
If stopping for air raid sirens didn’t rip your heart out
God Bless the brave courageous strong people of Ukraine!
My flag in front of house has Ukraine flag banner-
My heart cries and bleeds for the innocent murdered , another apartment building hit today.
CNN showed video of poor people talking inside recording as missile hit.
Shaking……
Why?
All here must realize crimes against Ukraine, innocent children, thousands, oh my God, thousands of children.
😢
It’s too much sometimes to take, but I think they are so much stronger than any others on this planet!!!
GOD PLEASE 🙏🏻 PROTECT UKRAINE!
Suddenly music doesn’t matter much
Tears falling on my damn phone…😢
Thank you for the interview! Good stuff 🤘🏻👍🏻
Fantastic interview, thanks for doing it!
Great work. That, for me, is the best interview you've ever done.
Wow, thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed it!
Mikkey is the only drummer I know of who can play something both "busy" and tasteful. Normally, I think drummers should err on the side of minimal. But Mikkey could handle "busy" drums like a genius.
I hung out with Mickey in Time Square the first time they've been back in New York since Joey Ramone had died. I was with my buddy tattoo Tommy who introduced me to them and Mickey is all about the fans and the fun
Lemmy Phil and Eddie I miss you guys so much from Motorhead to Bad Magic, Motorhead for Life
Hope to catch you for a gig in the skies rock and roll forever!
Absolutely amazing interview 👏
They should play it at Hammersmith if they ever do it. 2025 on Lemmy's birthday would be perfect. I'd like to see them salute Philthy,Fast Eddie and Wurzel as well.
Hell yeah
That would be a fitting tribute
Brilliant stuff… I,m exiteing for whats coming… Great intervju, so thanks alot both guys! Mötorhead for ever!
King diamond conspiracy..he's best drumwork
Amazing episode, my friend.
Thanks a lot, glad you enjoyed it!
Cool interview , mikkey’s always one of a kind…. Last section really saddened me… a huge good luci man, keep it up best way you can
Thank you very much for this!
Such a good interview. Thank you both for doing this. Tack så mycket & Slava Ukraini!!
♠🍀♥ Since Lemmy died I started playing and singing his songs and I'm still doing this every day. After years of research I've built three replicas of "Murder One", "Marsha" and "Killer", it was a long way but now I'm so happy and can't stop playing. If you're interested in Lemmy's bass sound and playing style, check out what I've been up to since the great man left us. We should keep his legacy alive and it's so much fun playing his music as loud as possible. I love Lemmy and I'm so grateful for his sound, his songs and everything else he has done for all of us.I can tell you as a musician, that it's so much fun to get into his music deeper and deeper and for me it's like medicine to hear and to feel this sound and to sing out his lyrics loud. We know that we all have to leave someday, but in Lemmy's case his music will remain as long as we play and feel it. Lemmy always said "don't forget us, we play Rock'n'Roll" and that's what I do every day, no matter what they say. Greetings from Speyer and keep on rocking, don't stop the Lemmy Rock'n'Roll !!! 🎛🎸😲
What a great guy. Lemmy would be proud to have known you.
Thanks for this great interview 🤟
I fucking love mikkey D!! God bless him and Phil and all of the other good people who are respecting the motorhead legacy.....love eternal to you guys
Seen Scorps just once but on first tour with Mikkey - monster drummer, epic solo, perfect fit
Mickey is one of the great rock drummers. He redefined Motörhead and made them one of the most thunderous and tight live bands in existence.
I've seen some of MP videos and liked them. But I always had a feeling that I didn't have time for another music channel. But an interview with Mickey Dee? I'm subscribed now!
Thank you!
Stand Strong Kiddo & Kudos on a great interview
Great interview !!!
MOTORHEAD will never die!!!!!!!!
First time I heard Lemmy was on Silver Machine by Hawkwind.
Great stuff, man!
Terrific Interview… 🤘 👍
MIKKEY are not only a very cool and empathetic personality…. He’s probably also one of the best drummers on earth… 🤘🤘🤘
As a huge MOTÖRHEAD fan through more than 4 decades… I really hope to be a part of a Big… Big celebration and honoring of Lemmy and MOTÖRHEAD…. Hopefully somewhere in Scandinavia… even better… In Copenhagen… Denmark… Just like we still remembers and honor Phil Lynott… Ode to a Black Man…
MIKKEY DEE fortjener også en speciel stor hyldest… han var jo trods alt… med i Danmarks… vel nok største band nogensinde… SHU•BI•DUA… 😁
METAL PILGRIM… keep up the good work… 🤘👍
Greetings from Denmark ❤
Still badass it was last real freakin rock band... .. keep it alive all you can bro
I think what I would like to see this Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee maybe start a new band together as sort of a tribute act to Motorhead in a way sort of like what other bands have done
That would be cool! But I'd love it if they would concentrate more on their originals
@@MetalPilgrim call the band Snaggletooth and it considered be sequel band and to get Paul Inder as to lead singer AKA Lemmy's son
@@JOONBUGFILMS YES, finally someone said it. get Paul Inder as lead singer, his voice sounds like a young version of his father, and he could play lemmys original bass and use the murderone amps too. it would be the closed to the real thing.. do summer festivals and play the classic songs to keep the legacy of motorhead alive. i wish this would happen, it would be the best ever..
Great interview!
Great interview, stay safe 🤘
I know Mikkey Dee because he played for king diamond first back in the day 1986 - 1989 sort of
Respectful words and interview, that is what MotorHead was about, Lemmy's honesty and no crap. his baby. From UK been in music my self my girlfriend in 80's [stripper and wet T shirt girl ] new Lemmy in 80's and pissed off with UK and had to hit US, true one has to get to America, UK threw him away, US loved him and cherished him. And I loved Motorhead from the start to the journey's end. Respect.
Saw the Scorps in San Antonio last year...the band was excellent,the audience kicked arse too. Hella drummer
Nice interview, Motörhead rules !
I had to go into rehab 25 yrs ago, was some mad shit but a tape player and my Motorhead tapes got me thru. I have Scorpions - Lonesome Crow on clear vinyl from back in the day.
Such respect to Motorhead. And from Motorhead. A reunion and tribute would be amazing...from the generation brought up with Overkill and Ace of Spades albums...
OK look, Mikkey...dude no true rocker/metal head, punk will forget about Motorhear i promise you! we don't need these "new" releases honest! you have to 23 amazing albums! only thing we'd really really like is 1 boxset containing all the rare songs that is it. Motorhead will forever stay with us and live in our hearts. people of all ages will buy motorhead records forever, just like Nirvana albums for example. for as long as I'm alive I'll have my motorhead patch on my bike jacket and the logo tattooed on me...and of cause Motorhead blasting out every minute i get to play music
I loved hearing Mikkey say what Motorhead was like when he joined. It's so true. Aside from some obvious exceptions, I think Motorhead didn't get great until Mikkey joined. It became a different band.
@@SillySongs4Everyone2001 nope I wasn't kidding, but I'm not here to argue about it
Although I definitely love all eras of Motörhead as much, but in different ways since they do sound different, I really see your point and even agree with it. Mikkey gave the band some great "power". Philthy was great too of course, but in a different way since they have unique styles.
@@voodoochile6796
Eddie Clarke made them bluesy
Mikkey Dee made them Metal
2 very different versions of Lemmy's band
We are blessed as fans for it too
Dude yes!!!!!! Good job!!!!
Thank you
Thank you for this.
Motorhead for life 🤘
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
🇷🇺 *RUSSIAN VICTORY* 🇷🇺
@@perceptionmanagement2116 Nope.
Motörhead lives FOREVER! This interwiew shows that .
We are Motörhead
Made my day that he trashed today's disgustingly scary society 🙏🖤
Didnt know your from Ukraine, dude. The channel ir awasome. Much respect from Brazil!
Saw them in Worcester, Massachusetts back in 2002/2003 , Motörhead , Dio and Iron Maiden
... best concert ever !!! ✨️👌
Man!!! Did that really happen or did you just dream about it? Those 3 bands in the same concert!? Now,that's a night out!!! Lucky bastard...
@Orlando VENTOR paid $ 45 dollars for an amazing show , Motörhead open , then Ronnie Dio and to finish Bruce and the gang !!! Never again ! Small Arena , 3/4 full , that time the kids were into weird stuff , Limp Biskit , Nickleback, Linkin park , Justin Timberlake ... what a shame !!! 😩😁
Great Interview best band ever
The definition by Mikkey of Motörhead was right on the point. That made the difference between them and Metallica. They've lost their identity in the 90´s started with the black Album, got worse with each following record and subsequently never really found themselves again.
The only reason Metallica still works these days is, because they've kept their identity on stage.
nice one mate
Love Lemmy, and Love to Mikkey Dee
I have been a Motörhead fan since I was 10, Bad Magic is a really good album and Lemmy did one hell of a job on it.
Motörhead and Lemmy are larger than.
Thank you for this interview, it was a great start to the weekend, SLAVA UKRAINE
Героям Слава! Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed it!
Motorhead is a metal band who will never die
\m/ Lenmy \m/
motorhead is not metal and is pure rock n roll band
Класне інтерв'ю. Дякую
Motorhead for life. ♠️
Nice video
lemmy is alive and well in rob cambell from motorheadache uk . watch and bring back the feeling motorhead lives forever
And wasent just him. All great!
The 80s were the best years of my life , Motorhead and Metal in general at its peak . The world now is in a major woke shit storm .. fuck em all i say . Be true .. stay true.
So true
You own!
I think that Norwegian Abbat should be invited to that consert.
If you listen to his side prosject "Bombers" you vil uderstand. And that Lemmy liked them and gave them his voice for a Introducktion they use before every concert.
Amazing that the interviewer can still do this from Kiev and he hasn't been conscripted yet. I thought Ukraine was desperately short of fighting men. Maybe he's home on leave? Great interview guys!
MOTORHEAD was all about survival of the fittest.
Dee being with King Diamond was WAY more impressive.
I hope Dee writes a book 😛
Mikkey Dee brings every time he plays listen to some king diamond a true hero in music, also it might be time for metallica to bring back the lemmys
Dear old metalheads who already passed their 50s: first - did you know that "mikkey dee" is a synonym for mcdonalds burger restaurant? Hahaha... Ok, lets be serious know. Mikkey speaks directly from my old metal heart. To make long things short: if you cannot laugh about yourself, you are damned. I do not care at all about people, who think your look and insta is the ultimate shit in their hopeless lives - they do not know better. What what we old metalheads do, growing up in this age? Would we ever heard and liked metal? Face yourself, with that question. For example: i hate rap and hiphop an shit. BUT i made my peace with that kind of "music" - i saw once an interview with some well known rapper - but i do not remember his name, i was too stoned, maybe. He simply explained that all young freaks wanted to make music, but the learning of a certain instrument would take way too long - there you have it, the complete and whole explaination of simple music. And millions love it. Metal will never die is true. But 10 years from now, maybe no one will remember what it meant to metal, back in the 80s. Todays heralded as the best metal time ever - whicj is true in a way, but life was shit already then, but we were young and hungry for the new, the outstanding, the rebellious. Like the "kids" of today. Remeber? Our old people also always said that the you are stupid and doing only crap. Did we? With best regards to every single metalhead in this fucking universe!
Mikkey Dee 👍👍👍❤️💪💪💪
I just listened to " metal never dies " by Udo Dirkschneider, the former frontman of Accept. To me, he sounds a bit like Lemmy as he has aged, until he hits the high notes, but with that being said, it would be balls to the walls, ( pun intended ) if he teamed up with Mikkey and paid a tribute to Lemmy.