Jan
12
12.39am

MOTÖRHEAD // RIP ‘Fast’ Eddie Clarke: Guitarist Passes Away, Aged 67


In sad news this evening, “Fast” Eddie Clarke, one of the integral members of Motörhead, has passed away after a battle with pneumonia.

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In a statement made on the Motorhead Facebook page, Mikkey Dee and Phil Campbell both posted tributes to the late musician, who was the last surviving member of the trio who brought us some of the most memorable Motörhead tracks from that original period.

Read it here:

We are devastated to pass on the news we only just heard ourselves earlier tonight…Edward Allan Clarke – or as we all know and love him Fast Eddie Clarke – passed away peacefully yesterday. Ted Carroll (who formed Chiswick Records) made the sad announcement via his FB page, having heard from Doug Smith that Fast Eddie passed peacefully in hospital where he was being treated for pneumonia…

Phil Campbell said: “JUST HEARD THE SAD NEWS THAT FAST EDDIE CLARKE HAS PASSED AWAY. SUCH A SHOCK, HE WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR HIS ICONIC RIFFS AND WAS A TRUE ROCK N ROLLER. RIP EDDIE.”
Mikkey Dee said: “OH MY FUCKING GOD, THIS IS TERRIBLE NEWS, THE LAST OF THE THREE AMIGOS. I SAW EDDIE NOT TOO LONG AGO AND HE WAS IN GREAT SHAPE. SO THIS IS A COMPLETE SHOCK. ME AND EDDIE ALWAYS HIT IT OFF GREAT. I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HIM IN THE UK THIS SUMMER WHEN WE COME AROUND WITH THE SCORPS…NOW LEM AND PHILTHY CAN JAM WITH EDDIE AGAIN, AND IF YOU LISTEN CAREFULLY I’M SURE YOU’LL HEAR THEM, SO WATCH OUT!!! MY THOUGHTS GO OUT TO EDDIE’S FAMILY AND CLOSE ONES.”

Fast Eddie…keep roaring, rockin’ and rollin’ up there as goddamit man, your Motörfamily would expect nothing less!”

Clarke was best known for his work in the band on the albums Motörhead, Overkill, Bomber, Ace of Spades and Iron Fist as lead guitarist and back up vocals from 1977 to 1982 and co-produced some of the bands most successful tracks.





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