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Lemmy's cause of death revealed: Motörhead frontman had prostate cancer when he died aged 70
Motörhead rocker Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister's official cause of death has been confirmed, three weeks after the singer died aged 70.
TMZ obtained the musician's death certificate which states the star died from prostate cancer and congestive heart failure.
It was widely reported he had been suffering from an aggressive form of cancer but the release of the official document finally confirms Lemmy's major health issue.
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Poor health: Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister's cause of death has been confirmed as prostate cancer which was confirmed by his death certificate obtained by TMZ on Tuesday
The British-born star had cut back his alcohol and tobacco intake over recent years due to poor health. He had been a smoker for 57 years.
Lemmy was diagnosed with cancer just after Christmas last year.
Forty-eight hours later the heavy metal icon died on December 28 while sitting in front of his favourite poker video game at his Los Angeles home, surrounded by family.
His death was announced in a statement on the Motörhead Facebook page, which remembered a 'mighty, noble friend' and called on fans to play his music loud and 'have a drink or few'.
His death came just over a month after the passing of his bandmate Phil ‘Philthy Animal’ Taylor.
Gone too soon: Lemmy passed away on December 28 aged 70 - just two days after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer
Kilmister, who was born in Stoke-on-Trent on Christmas Eve 1945, founded Motorhead in 1975. The group later became one of the defining metal bands of the 1980s.
He wrote in his autobiography, White Line Fever, that he had been fired from his previous band Hawkwind for 'doing the wrong drugs'.
His exit followed his arrest at the Canadian border for possessing cocaine and spent five days in prison, causing the band to cancel some of a US tour.
Famous for his hard-rocking lifestyle, Kilmister said he drank a bottle of Jack Daniels every day for many years, and also claimed to have slept with more than 1,000 women.
He said he had never married because the love of his life, a woman named Susan Bennett, had died of a heroin overdose aged 19. He dedicated his autobiography to Ms Bennett.
Last known photo: The star is pictured looking frail on December 16 in a photo posted by Sebastian Bach, frontman of heavy metal band Skid Row
Fans: Lemmy posed for a photo with two young women on December 16, just 12 days before his death
Hell-raiser: Motörhead frontman Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister at Stringfellows, London, in 2010
But he had struggled to quit his vices in his later years, according to the band's manager Todd Singerman.
The musician, who suffered from diabetes, had been plagued with health problems in recent times and the band were forced to postpone a string of shows earlier this year.
In an interview with Decibel magazine last year, Singerman revealed: 'He’s been up and down — he’s got a really bad diabetic problem and it changes on a daily basis.
'A lot of it is fighting the bad habits, the things he’s not supposed to do any more. He’s stopped smoking, but he probably sneaks Jack and Coke here and there — he’d be lying if he said he’d stopped.'
Shock: Motörhead's official Facebook page confirmed the death of the veteran rocker at his Los Angeles home
