The acclaimed singer, guitarist and actor Lynda Kay was born in Dallas, Texas and resides in Los Angeles, appropriately so as she has been a regular on the music scene and on TV shows such as Amazon Prime’s Goliath for many years. Along the way, she struck up a close friendship with the late Motörhead frontman Lemmy, a hero in our world - not just for his unique bass playing, but also for the sheer force of his intellect and personality.
Kay’s latest album, Black And Gold, features a beautifully heartfelt duet with the man himself called The Mask - required listening for anyone interested in his more introspective side. Here, Kay recalls her many memories of life with the last true rock star.
The multi-talented Lynda Kay
How did you first meet Lemmy, Lynda?
“My husband Jonny and I own Coffin Case, the guitar case company, and Jonny knew Lemmy because Motörhead were sponsored by Coffin and he had a great relationship with him and his management. I met Lemmy through Coffin, and I was in a roots duo called the Lonesome Spurs with Danny B. Harvey, the guitarist who played with him in Headcat. I knew Slim Jim Phantom too, the drummer. I’d be at a lot of the Headcat shows and I was the little Angie Dickinson to their Rat Pack, I guess. In 2006, Lemmy came to one of our shows and was very impressed. I was playing guitar, singing and playing a suitcase kick drum, and he told me ‘You keep good time!’”
Lemmy and Lynda. Milk and a loaf just out of shot…
LYNDA KAY. GETTY.