Foo Fighters singer Dave Grohl and guitarist Slash were among the rock royalty paying their respects to late Motörhead frontman Lemmy at his funeral in LA on Saturday night.
Lemmy passed away at the age of 70 on December 28 following a short battle with cancer. His funeral service was live-streamed online from Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery in Hollywood.
Grohl recalled his first meeting Lemmy and quoted lines from Little Richard's song Precious Lord Take My Hand before raising a toast to the late rocker.
Slash said of Lemmy: "He was such a f***ing great example that much of my peers want to be. He was just true to school and had more integrity in one finger than most rock and rollers."
Scott Ian of Anthrax Scott and Judas Priest's Rob Halford were among the other mourners. Halford said: "When I was in the presence of Lord Lemmy, I was a bit overwhelmed . . . Here was a man who lived life on his own terms, a rock and roll maverick".
The Press Associated reported that the funeral was watched by 230,000 fans around the world via YouTube.
The private memorial service began at around 11.00pm at the Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery in Los Angeles, where tributes to the musician were led by his son, Paul Inder, 48, who described his determination to keep performing in the face of terminal illness.
He said: "He wasn't a religious man and praying for a miracle was something he would have viewed as a delusional act, but he was profoundly spiritual.
"Travel well, my dear father. You are back out on the road for a longest tour to the great gig in the sky, we will never, never forget you. I love you."
