Editing Lemmy (section)

=== 1960–1970: Early years ===
[[File:Lemmy K.jpg|right|thumb|upright|Lemmy playing bass and singing, with his trademark high microphone position]]
In [[Stockport]], Lemmy joined local bands the Rainmakers and then the Motown Sect who played [[Working men's club|northern clubs]] for three years. In 1965, he joined [[The Rockin' Vickers]]<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.inkedmag.com/articles/detail/123/damage-case-lemmy-kilmister/ |title=Damage Case - Lemmy Kilmister |last=Wiederhorn |first=Jon |magazine=[[Inked (magazine)|Inked]] |access-date=22 February 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430110931/http://www.inkedmag.com/articles/detail/123/damage-case-lemmy-kilmister |archive-date=30 April 2009}}</ref> who signed a deal with [[CBS]], released three singles and toured Europe, reportedly being the first British band to visit the [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]]. The Rockin' Vickers moved to [[Manchester]], where they shared a flat together.<ref name="HWSAGA" />

Leaving the Rockin' Vickers, Lemmy moved to London in 1967. He shared a flat with [[Noel Redding]], bassist of [[the Jimi Hendrix Experience]], and with [[Neville Chesters]], their road manager. He got a job as a roadie for the band.<ref name="qthemusic" /> In 1968, he joined the psychedelic rock band [[Sam Gopal]] under the name Ian Willis and recorded the album ''[[Escalator (album)|Escalator]]'' which was released in 1969.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/Sam-Gopal-Escalator/release/843215 |title=Sam Gopal – Escalator |website=Discogs |year=1969 |access-date=25 February 2016}}</ref> After meeting [[Simon King (musician)|Simon King]] at a shopping centre in Chelsea in 1969, he joined the band [[Opal Butterfly]], but the group soon disbanded, having failed to raise enough interest with their singles.<ref name="HWSAGA" />