Lemmy's death may have made this world feels a bit lonely, but the legacy left by Motorhead doesn't seem to be dead. One of them, there are things that certainly will not be forgotten by fans Lemmy dkk worldwide. It is the official logo of Motorhead, known as Snaggletooth.
From which the logo come from? As the history and the process of its birth?
Back to 1975, where music Motorhead have started burning hard and barked ferociously. There are, it also has a delightful rhythm dkk Lemmy music rock garang, cladwith a raucous vocal disobey. It's all toned digeber agonizing ear, and seems to never want to compromise.
Even in zero volume though, Motorhead will still looks shit and berandalan. If we look at the visual image of the jelly is always their critical limits stretcher – on the cover of the album, t-shirt, jacket, emblems, posters, merchandise and all other designs.
Yes, Snaggletooth responsible for it all. It is not just an ordinary logo. So iconic andpowerful engines.
"It's really important Snaggletooth's existence," said Joe Petagno, the Motorhead logo creators. "The Logo was very striking. Can make sudden people stand up and draw attention. Make them instantly intrigued and want to immediately listen to his music. It's like starting from the eyes, then to the ear. "
Since the prizes a pack of crayons in his third year, Joe Petagno had already made him a favorite toy that keeps the Group everyday. The seeds of artistic talent began to emerge in the head and his imagination.
Until a few years later, his artistic talent that's what Joe Petagno bring together witha tall man named Ian Fraser Kilmister, in a small pub in the city of London. At that time, Joe Petagno had just completed the paper logo the famous Icarus for the bandLed Zeppelin and are in a machining process illustration for Hawkwind. Lemmy, who was then just unplug from Hawkwind, deliberately wanted to meet Joe Petagno to help manage the artwork for his new band, Bastard (the band's name before Motorhead).
"At that time, we discussed various things while drinking," recalls Joe Petagno. "Surely it is not too clear what Lemmy want. Sort of like something similar to Knights or robot full of rust, if I'm not mistaken recall. Also biker-themed badge which he said can be mounted on the back of a denim jacket. "
"On the way home from there, I stop by a library in Chelmsford. Just looking for inspiration and ideas matter commonly used illustrations of the berandalan biker. I collect many images of skulls and human bones. When finding the book contains the skull of the beast, I can direct inspiration. Ah, a skull of the beast turns out to be more interesting than a human skull, "he explained later.
Joe Petagno and then continued, "got home and began to make a sketch, it suddenly occurred to me; Why not create a model of the skull of a recently, some kind of hybrid? I then worked on sketch it and mixing many things – skull dog, Lion, Wolf, and such ... "
"Until the end I managed to resolve one image is probably the dog, a wolf or a gorilla with fangs. Then I add chain and human skulls in a normal size, plus the iron crossas a symbol of courage and some of the spike, "he said. "When the picture was finished, I knew if I just draw something unique and probably eternal. That's her Snaggletooth. A symbol that sort of anti-everything. "
Snaggletooth logo that was such a fit about everything on his own band. The hard,berandalan and also USA team. Pierced ear shows the aura of punk and blues, twomusic genres that are born of a sense of protest and rebellion. So fit for the band that's always going to stand up and keep fighting for what they believe.
What Lemmy previous dreams about biker emblems on the back jacket denim has also described the spirit of brotherhood and togetherness. To this day, in every concert or any music festival, a grinning Snaggletooth logo it must be always present ont-shirts, jackets, shoes, hoodies, hats, tattoos, etc.
"For me," continued Joe Petagno. "Snaggletooth and all images attached to it already is as important as Motorhead music itself. The same as if we see the logo of his Iron Maiden Eddie or his Rattlehead Megadeth, for example. "
"I've Even imagined Snaggletooth can live outside of music, in the future. Do not need excessive fantasy to imagine someday there would a group of rebel militants who carry the flag bersimbolkan Snaggletooth ... "
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