Alice Cooper to Lead Lemmy Kilmister Grammy Awards Tribute

Earlier this week, it was learned that Lady Gaga would take to the Grammy Awards stage to pay tribute to the late David Bowie. Now, it’s been revealed that Alice Cooper‘s all-star band, Hollywood Vampires, will salute fallen Motörhead frontman, Lemmy Kilmister, at the ceremony.

“We started this band as a means to toast our ‘dead drunk friends’ at the Rainbow, all the ghosts in the bar, and now I guess Lemmy is involved in that, too,” explained Cooper in an interview with Rolling Stone.

Hollywood Vampires – which also features actor Johnny Depp, Duff McKagan (GNR) and Aerosmith’s Joe Perry – have yet to determine which Motörhead song they’ll play, but one has to think (and hope!) that it’ll be “Ace of Spades.” That same night, Cooper’s band will also debut its new song, “As Bad As I Am.”

“He was always funny,” added Cooper regarding Kilmister. “I’m a ‘healed’ alcoholic and I haven’t had anything to drink in 35 years. A lot of people that drink always feel a little bit like they owe an explanation to me. A couple weeks before his death, Lemmy came up to me and said, ‘Alice, I’ve quit drinking.’ And he’s got a glass in his hand. And I go, ‘Really?’ And he says, ‘Yeah, I don’t drink whiskey anymore. I drink vodka.'” Cooper laughs. “And I went, ‘Lemmy, do you think your liver has any idea what color the alcohol is?’ He said, well it’s a step down from whiskey.’ And I went, ‘OK. Any step’s a good step.'”

The Grammy Awards will air Monday, February 15 on CBS. Hopefully it’s better than last year’s broadcast…and free of Kanye West interruptions.