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July 13, 2025

A motherhead to Lemmy and rock's lost boys

KIM Hawes charts her rise from a teen merch seller to one of the first female tour managers in the male-dominated world of rock.

Lipstick and Leather: On the Road with The World's Most Notorious Rock Stars is blunt, funny, and completely wild - just like the bands Kim toured with.

Starting out selling T-shirts for Hawkwind at 19, she was travelling the world within a few years with Motorhead, kipping in a bunk under Lemmy, and eventually managing tours for Black Sabbath, Rush, and others.

WEITERE GESCHICHTEN VON Sunday Mail

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