Recently metal music magazine Hammer interviewed WWE World Heavyweight Champion Triple H about his friendship with Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister. Lemmy recently passed away after a brief battle with cancer.
Related: Watch Triple H’s Eulogy at Lemmy Kilmister’s Funeral
Below are a few quotes from the interview. You can read it in full on Hammer’s site by clicking HERE:
HM: What was it like speaking at Lemmy’s funeral? You were standing up in front of some of your own rock and metal heroes.
HHH: “When they asked me to do it, I asked them, ‘Are you asking me because you want me to do this, or are you asking me because you think I want to do this? Because if it’s because you think, ‘Oh, H would probably want to speak,’ then I won’t do it’. They said it was because they wanted me to do it, and so yeah, I was sat with Gene Simmons in the front row, and Ozzy’s just behind me, and then I’m up there in front of the Metallica guys and Dave Grohl and Dee Snider from Twisted Sister. These people are peers and friends of his, so I was definitely out of my comfort zone. I was honoured to be amongst those people, and I made a point of saying that at the start.”
HM: Doing the Game theme and connecting with the WWE audience became a big part of Motörhead’s identity moving forwards.
HHH: “It’s funny; after Motörhead did The Game, Lemmy used to say to me that there were a lot more younger kids at Motörhead shows. You’d get people that’d have heard of Motörhead, but they’d think it was, like, a biker brand or something, like, ‘I’d heard of these guys, but I didn’t know they sounded like this!’ They were just so different to anything else [being used in WWE] at the time. And after I posted on social media after he passed away, a lot of people replied to me saying, ‘Thank you for getting me into Motörhead’. That meant a lot to me. We also got some [WWE] flags made for the funeral, and it was really cool seeing those up there as well.”
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DX Announces the WWE Network
LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 08: WWE personality Triple H throws glow sticks into the crowd at a news conference announcing the WWE Network at the 2014 International CES at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas on January 8, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The network will launch on February 24, 2014 as the first-ever 24/7 streaming network, offering both scheduled programs and video on demand. The USD 9.99 per month subscription will include access to all 12 live WWE pay-per-view events each year. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs through January 10 and is expected to feature 3,200 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to about 150,000 attendees. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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DX Announces the WWE Network!
LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 08: WWE personalities Shawn Michaels (L) and Triple H throw glow sticks into the crowd at a news conference announcing the WWE Network at the 2014 International CES at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas on January 8, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The network will launch on February 24, 2014 as the first-ever 24/7 streaming network, offering both scheduled programs and video on demand. The USD 9.99 per month subscription will include access to all 12 live WWE pay-per-view events each year. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs through January 10 and is expected to feature 3,200 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to about 150,000 attendees. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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DX Announces the WWE Network!
LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 08: WWE personalities Triple H (L) and Shawn Michaels throw glow sticks into the crowd at a news conference announcing the WWE Network at the 2014 International CES at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas on January 8, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The network will launch on February 24, 2014 as the first-ever 24/7 streaming network, offering both scheduled programs and video on demand. The USD 9.99 per month subscription will include access to all 12 live WWE pay-per-view events each year. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs through January 10 and is expected to feature 3,200 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to about 150,000 attendees. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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Triple H at the Scooby-Doo Premiere
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 22: WWE Wrestler Triple H attends the "Scooby Doo! WrestleMania Mystery" New York Premiere at Tribeca Cinemas on March 22, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
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Triple H & Stephanie McMahon at the Scooby-Doo Premiere
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 22: Stephanie McMahon and Triple H attend Scooby Doo! WrestleMania Mystery at Tribeca Cinemas on March 22, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
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Triple H at the Scooby-Doo Premiere
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 22: Scooby-Doo, Triple H, and Stephanie McMahon attends Scooby Doo! WrestleMania Mystery at Tribeca Cinemas on March 22, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
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Triple H at the WrestleMania 30 Press Conference
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 01: Triple H attends the WrestleMania 30 press conference at the Hard Rock Cafe New York on April 1, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/WireImage)
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Triple H with Daniel Bryan at the WrestleMania 30 Press Conference
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 01: Triple H and Daniel Bryan attend the WrestleMania 30 press conference at the Hard Rock Cafe New York on April 1, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/WireImage)
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Triple H at the Superstars for Kids Event
NEW ORLEANS, LA - APRIL 03: Paul Levesque aka Triple H attends WWE's 2014 SuperStars For Kids at the New Orleans Museum of Art on April 3, 2014 in New Orleans City. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images)
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Triple H at the Superstars for Kids Event
NEW ORLEANS, LA - APRIL 03: (L-R) New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Stephanie McMahon, Paul 'Triple H' Levesque and Rita Benson LeBlanc attend WWE's 2014 SuperStars For Kids at the New Orleans Museum of Art on April 3, 2014 in New Orleans. (Photo by Josh Brasted/WireImage)
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ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 03: Triple H attends 'WrestleMania 27' at the Georgia World Congress Center on April 3, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Moses Robinson/Getty Images)
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Wrestler Triple H performs for WrestleMania XXVII at Georgia Dome on April 3, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Wrestler Triple H performs for WrestleMania XXVII at Georgia Dome on April 3, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by George Napolitano/FilmMagic)
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HOUSTON - APRIL 05: Triple H retains the WWE Championship belt after defeating Randy Orton at "WrestleMania 25" at the Reliant Stadium on April 5, 2009 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/WireImage)
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HOUSTON - APRIL 05: WWE Champion Triple H makes his way to the ring for his match against Randy Orton at "WrestleMania 25" at the Reliant Stadium on April 5, 2009 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/WireImage)
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HOUSTON - APRIL 05: WWE Champion Triple H makes his way to the ring for his match against Randy Orton at "WrestleMania 25" at the Reliant Stadium on April 5, 2009 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/WireImage)
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HOUSTON - APRIL 05: WWE Champion Triple H makes his way to the ring for his match against Randy Orton at "WrestleMania 25" at the Reliant Stadium on April 5, 2009 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/WireImage)
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Wrestler Triple H attends WrestleMania XXVII at Georgia Dome on April 3, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by George Napolitano/FilmMagic)
