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Würzel
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Würzel
Michael Burston (born October 23, 1949), commonly known by the stage name Würzel, is an English musician. Formerly a guitarist in the heavy metal band Motörhead, Würzel is currently a figure in British ambient music.
Burston was born in Cheltenham, England. Before joining Motörhead in 1984, Burston had been a corporal in the army Serving in Germany with the 1st Battalion the Gloucestershire regiment with best friends Carl "Gilly" Gillam and gordon "PTA" Avery. and had played in the bands Bastard and Warfare. Joining another relatively unknown guitarist, Phil Campbell, they played so well together at the Motörhead audition, both were taken on. The new, four-piece line-up made its debut recording a backing track for The Young Ones on February 14, 1984. He had acquired the nickname Wurzel whilst in the Army, due his scarecrow-style hair and bumpkin-like manner. (See Worzel Gummidge for an explanation of this nickname.) Lemmy demanded that Würzel add an umlaut to the 'U' in his name, for important dramatic Heavy Metal effect.
Würzel
Michael Burston (born October 23, 1949), commonly known by the stage name Würzel, is an English musician. Formerly a guitarist in the heavy metal band Motörhead, Würzel is currently a figure in British ambient music.
Burston was born in Cheltenham, England. Before joining Motörhead in 1984, Burston had been a corporal in the army Serving in Germany with the 1st Battalion the Gloucestershire regiment with best friends Carl "Gilly" Gillam and gordon "PTA" Avery. and had played in the bands Bastard and Warfare. Joining another relatively unknown guitarist, Phil Campbell, they played so well together at the Motörhead audition, both were taken on. The new, four-piece line-up made its debut recording a backing track for The Young Ones on February 14, 1984. He had acquired the nickname Wurzel whilst in the Army, due his scarecrow-style hair and bumpkin-like manner. (See Worzel Gummidge for an explanation of this nickname.) Lemmy demanded that Würzel add an umlaut to the 'U' in his name, for important dramatic Heavy Metal effect.
