OFF: motorhead/robbo revealed?

[Robert C. Mayo]

stumbled across this last night; an interview from the 'another perfect tour' 
period. bold-face emphasis is mine... 

PHIL: Well, once Lemmy starts playing, he's sort of out there on his own, in 
a way. It's something that came naturally; but when Robbo joined the band, we 
started working it out a bit more. When Eddie was with the band I played more 
with the guitar than I did with Lemmy, because he's not really a bass player. 
Lemmy always plays so fast that it's always been down to the guitarist and me 
to keep the rhythm and melody going. Lemmy is just non-stop playing all the 
time, so for the highs and lows of the numbers, the ups and downs, light and 
shade--whatever you want to call it--it's basically down to Robbo and myself. 
I'd never played much before, so it's probably a lot more difficult for Robbo 
than for me. He'd always played in bands that had a proper bass player, so to 
speak.
Q: So, Robbo, do you enjoy the change, the challenge?
ROBBO: No. One of my most treasured possessions is the four boxes of Glenn 
Miller 78s that my father gave me when I left home at 17. And I've been 
working on synthesized music with Warren Cann from Ultravox. It took over a 
year and a half to record and mix it; it was done on a 62-track--we slaved 3 
decks--that's why it took so long to mix it. I've always been involved in 
mixing. I mean, I can sit at a desk and engineer, if I want.
Q: So you like to do a lot of different things?
ROBBO: I always do that, always. People say, "What are you doing, joining 
Motorhead?" I didn't say I like them. I hate Motorhead. But I respect them for
 playing shit for so many years and making money at it. And they're original. 
I won't say Lemmy's a very good bass player, but he's very original. Lemmy is 
Lemmy. And I know my style is very forceful and always has been. The minute I 
left Thin Lizzy, they went straight downhill. Not so much because I left 
them, but because they didn't spend the time trying to get someone in the 
same vein to replace me. Very rarely have I had to ask, "What do you want 
from me?" The music tends to change my approach because I'm classically 
trained and I can change my approach from heavy rock to slow to… Well, I 
played with the Average White Band.
    
nuff said...