Edward ‘Fast Eddie’ Clarke

Hard-rock guitarist in Motörhead’s classic line-up

ast Eddie” Clarke, the quick-fingered hard-rock guitarist, the last remaining member of the British band Motörhead’s best-known lineup, died on Wednesday of pneumonia. He was 67.

Clarke, born Edward Allen Clark on 5 October, 1950, in Twickenham, London, joined thebandasitsguitaristin1976.

Motörhead,knownforitsdistorted heaviness, volume and rhythmic speed, went through many lineup changes, but the one with Clarke on guitar was regarded as the classic one.

“The best years of my life were in Motörhead,” Clarke said in a 2016 interview, “and what we did together I think still stands the test of time.”

Clarke left the band in 1982 but reunited intermittently over the years, including in 2000 at a 25th-anniversary concert in London.

Phil Campbell, Motörhead’s guitarist from 1984-2015, said that Clarke would be remembered for his iconic riffs and that he had been a “true rock ‘n’ roller”. ©Newyorktimes2017.distributedbynytsyndicationservice