Euclid James "Motorhead" Sherwood was an American rock musician notable for being a member of the original version of Frank Zappa's band the Mothers of Invention, providing soprano, tenor and baritone saxophone, tambourine, vocals and vocal sound effects.
10 Facts About Jim Sherwood
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Jim Sherwood appeared on all the albums of the original Mothers line-up and the 'posthumous' releases Burnt Weeny Sandwich and Weasels Ripped My Flesh, as well as certain subsequent Zappa albums.
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Jim Sherwood appeared in the films 200 Motels, Video from Hell and Uncle Meat.
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Jim Sherwood was in a class with Zappa's brother Bobby, who introduced the two after learning that Jim Sherwood was a collector of blues records.
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Jim Sherwood was one of several members that would play for him again in subsequent years, appearing on 1981's You Are What You Is, the Lather box set, and the last album Zappa completed before his death, Civilization Phaze III.
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In 1971, Jim Sherwood appeared in the movie 200 Motels, starring as Larry Fanoga.
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The nickname "Motorhead" was coined by fellow Mothers member Ray Collins, who observed that Jim Sherwood always seemed to be working on repairing cars, trucks or motorcycles, and joked that "it sounds like you've got a little motor in your head".
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Jim Sherwood was occasionally credited as his alter ego "Larry Fanoga".
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In later years, Jim Sherwood contributed to various projects alongside his fellow Mothers alumni, including records by The Grandmothers, Mothers keyboardist Don Preston, Ant-Bee and Sandro Oliva.
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Jim Sherwood is reported to have been suffering from an inoperable brain tumor and to have died in his sleep with no pain.