My name is Debra Quarles and I am the former girlfriend of one of Rock n Rolls most notorious legends, Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead.
I met Lemmy at the Rainbow Bar & Grill and it changed my life. When I first saw him my heart jumped into my throat then seemed to stop. I could feel the blood rush in around my ears raising the temperature of my head and face to an uncomfortable level. What must my face have looked like? My expression? Could he tell that I was blushing? That I was in awe?
My life was flashing before me but little did I know that at that moment I was looking at the man who would take me into a world where I would dine with Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols, attend the Grammy’s as a nominees girlfriend and hang out backstage with Slash of Guns and Roses, Iggy Pop and members of Black Sabbath and Metallica.
His world was filled with rock stars, porn stars, movie stars and those who wanted to be.
He would take me to some of the most exciting cities of the world including London, Paris, Milan, Florence and Stockholm.
Our relationship would take me to the heights and the depths of the emotional spectrum; it would bring out my most daring sexual sense of adventure and crush the little ability that I had to trust.
It seemed as if the room had gone silent and suddenly been thrust into a slow motion time warp. I recognized him immediately.
He stood leaning on the cigarette machine at the bottom of the stairs in the world famous Rainbow Bar and Grill on the Sunset Strip.
Wearing black “oh so” tight pants wrapped in a bullet belt, those white patent leather boots that he is known for, long black hair and wide sideburns that only he could wear he looked like an outlaw.
He had chosen the perfect “pick-up” spot in the Rainbow. The best possible location for checking out the back bar, the main restaurant and anyone going up or down the stairs to the VIP bar, “Over the Rainbow”.
When I first started dating Lemmy, I had no intention of falling in love. I only wanted to have fun: Drink a lot, screw a lot and party. He is a rock star and there is a rush to that. But spending time with him I could not help myself. I fell hard. I knew that the first time he said “I love you” to me … there was no turning back.
Lemmy would be my lover and my friend. He would be the person to whom I could turn to in any situation for moral support; a listening ear, or advice on any subject.
I hope that those who miss Lemmy as much as I do will find some comfort in reading our stories.