Another legend goes off to meet his former bandmates, as news reaches us that Motörhead guitarist “Fast” Eddie Clarke has ed away. He had been suffering pneumonia and died yesterday, January 10th 2018.
The news was confirmed a short while ago on Motorhead’s facebook page:
We are devastated to on the news we only just heard ourselves earlier tonight…Edward Allan Clarke – or as we all know and love him Fast Eddie Clarke – ed 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 ed peacefully in hospital where he was being treated for pneumonia…
Phil Campbell said, “JUST HEARD THE SAD NEWS THAT FAST EDDIE CLARK HAS ED AWAY. SUCH A SHOCK, HE WILL BE ED 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 LOMNG 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 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, rocking’ and rollin’ up there as goddamit man, your Motörfamily would expect nothing less!!!RIP FAST EDDIE CLARKE 5th October 1950 – 10th January 2018
Fast Eddie’s distinctive guitar tones got Motorhead going in the 70’s through their self-titled 1977 debut album, and continued on through 1979’s Overkill and Bomber, 1980’s Ace Of Spades and 1982’s Iron Fist.
What better track to celebrate his life with than this one? It will never be forgotten, and neither will he.
