The death of Edward Allan ‘Fast Eddie’ Clarke has been revealed today.
Clarke’s sad passing means the classic Motorhead trio which played such a role in introducing the world to hard rock have now all left us after Lemmy and ‘Philthy Animal’ Taylor both died in 2015. The band’s official Facebook page shared the news in a post which begins:
“We are devastated to pass on the news we only just heard ourselves earlier tonight…Edward Allan Clarke – or as we all know and love him Fast Eddie Clarke – passed away peacefully yesterday. Ted Carroll (who formed Chiswick Records) made the sad announcement via his FB page, having heard from Doug Smith that Fast Eddie passed peacefully in hospital where he was being treated for pneumonia.”
Later one of its final members, Phil Campbell, said Fast Eddie would be remembered for his ‘iconic riffs’ and as a ‘true rock n roller’, his fellow member of the final Motorhead line-up Mikkey Dee adding that his ‘thoughts go out to Eddie’s family and close ones’.