The ideals of "political correctness" have evolved rapidly since Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister passed away in 2015. In a new interview with Metal Pilgrim, longtime Motörhead drummer Mikkey Dee spoke about how Lemmy may have reacted to today's social climate, adding that the rock 'n' roll legend "would be going fucking crazy."
"We would be so off the scale. I mean, to play a joke on someone and then to take a joke from someone, that is life; that's the way it should be. But today you can't say anything, really, before people freak out over absolutely nothing. And no sense of humor at all," Dee remarked, as transcribed by Blabbermouth.
"So, I'm glad Lemmy doesn't have to experience this because he would be going fucking crazy. 'Cause he was a jokester, and with Motörhead we played jokes on each other all the time, and with other people. And we were good sports, and we could take any kind of joke back. So that's how we were. That's why a lot of craziness happened in a very funny way. But thinking about some of this shit, I go, 'Oh my God. If we would do this now, we would be in jail. We would be off this planet. They'd put us on the moon, for sure.'"
When Dee was asked by Metal Pilgrim to pick a specific crazy moment, the drummer couldn't necessarily choose one. "Lemmy used to say, 'We are Spinal Tap with no script.' Because there was shit happening — funny stuff — every single day. But I can't just take one [incident]; it's too hard because we had so much fun together, and there was so much craziness happening that today sometimes if I'm lying in bed thinking back on certain tours or whatever, I go, 'I can't believe that happened.' Today it's almost impossible to think because the world has changed so much with acceptance of everything. One thing I'm glad Lemmy [doesn't] have to experience is this fucking political correctness that I can't stand."
See Dee's interview below via YouTube.
