lˈɛmi fɹʌm mˈɑːɾɚhˌɛd, haʊˈɛvɚ, sˈɛd ɪn ɐn ˈɪntɚvjˌuː ɔnðə dˌɑːkjuːmˈɛntɚɹi ðə dᵻklˈaɪn ʌv wˈɛstɚn sˌɪvɪlᵻzˈeɪʃən ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː: ðə mˈɛɾəl jˈɪɹz, ðætðə tˈɜːm "hˈɛdbæŋɡɚ" mˌeɪhɐv ɚɹˈɪdʒᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd ɪnðə bˈændz nˈeɪm, æz ˈɪn "mˈoʊɾɚhˌɛdbæŋɚ".
Lemmy from Motörhead, however, said in an interview on the documentary The Decline of Western Civilization II: The Metal Years, that the term "Headbanger" may have originated in the band's name, as in "Motorheadbanger".