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".
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".