The founding drummer of Motörhead has opened up about how the band impacted his life, ahead of a festival celebrating the memory of frontman Lemmy.

Lucas Fox, who played with the band for just six months in 1975, will be guest of honour at the first Burslem Urban Rock Festival in Stoke-on-Trent on Saturday.

The free event comes after a statue of Lemmy was unveiled in his hometown last year, and Fox has expressed his admiration for Motörhead's enduring influence.

“Motörhead and Lemmy changed my life a lot,” he told BBC Radio Stoke.

“I was 21 when we first met, nine months before we started Motörhead… we had a lot in common – a wacky sense of humour, all the British rock groups, the early 60s and a love for history as well.” Fox has gone on to have a storied career in music, including time with punk band Warsaw Pakt and The Scientists.

His autobiography Motörhead In And Out – Entre Autres Histoires D’une Vie Wxubérante was published in French in 2025.

An English-language edition is currently in the works.

Meanwhile, BraveWords Records has announced a new album from Alcatrazz, Prior Convictions, which bridges the band's past and future with two brand-new songs: "Transylvanian Requiem" and "Stand and Wait Your Turn".

The album is now available for pre-order on Smarturl.