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    'Fast' Eddie Clarke, Guitarist Behind Motörhead's Classic Riffs, Dies At 67

    The guitarist joined Motörhead in 1976, providing singularly sleek-but-gritty guitar work and helping make it a household name.
    by Andrew Flanagan Jan 11, 2018 2 minutes
    Motörhead circa 1978. From left: Guitarist Eddie Clarke, drummer Phil Taylor and singer and bassist Lemmy Kilmister.

    "Fast" Eddie Clarke, guitarist for the original three-piece formation of Motörhead, died Wednesday evening after a bout with pneumonia, the band's manager Todd Singerman confirmed to NPR. He was 67.

    "Fast Eddie was an integral part of the Motörhead family," a statement from Springerman reads, "and I have to say I was shocked and saddened when

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