Motörhead‘s Phil Campbell has recalled a piece of advice from Lemmy that had a lasting effect on him, which was “don’t wear shorts on stage”.
The guitarist appeared on a recent edition of the Australian Rock Show podcast this month (November 1) when he was asked whether there were any words of wisdom from the late frontman that he carried with him to this day.
“I guess things just rub off on you over a period of time,” he replied. “When I joined Motörhead, he did say one thing. He said, ‘Look, Phil, I trust you a hundred per cent musically. You play what you feel is right. But just don’t wear shorts on stage’.
“‘Cause I think [former Motörhead guitarist] Brian Robertson had been wearing shorts on some gigs before…