Goodbye Wurzel And Thanks For Everything

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Wurzel, who played guitar for Motorhead for many years has died.
Born in 1949, his real name was Michael Burston, getting his distinctive nickname, Wurzel, in the army due to his scarecrow like appearance. 
He had been a corporal in the Army, serving in Germany and Ireland with the 1st Battalion of the Gloucestershire Regiment, before playing in the bands Bastard and Warfare. He went for an audition for Motorhead along with another unknown Phil Campbell and joined the iconic band making his debut on a 1984 edition of the Young Ones comedy show and was a key member of one of the finest british rock bands ever till he left in 1995.
He had been working on his band before the news that he had died of ventricular fibrillation, caused by cardiomyopathy.

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Colt Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MMA Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: 26 Mar 2010 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 6668000	Post Options Post Reply Quote Colt Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Goodbye Wurzel And Thanks For Everything Posted: 15 Jul 2011 at 1:55am
	Wurzel, who played guitar for Motorhead for many years has died. Born in 1949, his real name was Michael Burston, getting his distinctive nickname, Wurzel, in the army due to his scarecrow like appearance. He had been a corporal in the Army, serving in Germany and Ireland with the 1st Battalion of the Gloucestershire Regiment, before playing in the bands Bastard and Warfare. He went for an audition for Motorhead along with another unknown Phil Campbell and joined the iconic band making his debut on a 1984 edition of the Young Ones comedy show and was a key member of one of the finest british rock bands ever till he left in 1995. He had been working on his band before the news that he had died of ventricular fibrillation, caused by cardiomyopathy.
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	Sad news.
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	RIP I'm not very familiar with the Wurzel-era Motorhead. Mainly a few songs since I basically only know the "classic" lineup stuff.
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