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“It’s like you’re looking at Mozart and you’re like, ‘I’m gonna improvise over this part.’ No. That’s how those songs should be performed”: John 5 shares his approach to learning Mötley Crüe’s back catalog
By Matt Owen published
The band's new guitarist said he wanted to show the songs ultimate respect – but has been given permission to go “berserk” on the fretboard every now and then

“We never saw it coming that Mick wasn’t going to be able to tour and was going to have to quit the band”: Nikki Sixx offers his own take on the Mötley Crüe drama
By Matt Owen published
“We didn’t choose this, but since we had to be put in this position, we’re very happy with where we’re at right now,” the bassist said in an exclusive new Guitar World interview

Mick Mars says he never wants to speak to Mötley Crüe again: “I think all of us would be okay with that”
By Matt Owen published
Mars has opened up on the relationship between himself and the band, saying the last time they properly spoke was back in 2019

Mick Mars' 10 best Mötley Crüe guitar solos
By Andrew Daly published
10 times the hair-metal linchpin elevated the band's hard-rock anthems with lead guitar fury

Mick Mars opens up on Mötley Crüe legal battle: “They’re trying to take my legacy away. I’m not going to let them”
By Matt Owen published
In a new interview, the guitarist claimed he was “sabotaged musically so they’d have an excuse to get rid of me”

Here’s what Mick Mars texted John 5 after he joined Mötley Crüe
By Matt Owen published
The Rob Zombie virtuoso was recruited late last year to replace Mars, who reached out to him after his appointment was made official

Nikki Sixx alleges Mick Mars is “a little bit confused and being misled by representatives”
By Matt Parker published
The Mötley Crüe bassist has discussed Mars’s recent lawsuit, as well as his friendship with new guitarist John 5

Mötley Crüe respond to Mick Mars lawsuit: "Retiring from touring is resigning from the band"
By Jackson Maxwell published
Mötley Crüe also refuted Mars' allegations that other members of the band mimed their parts onstage during their 2022 tour, saying they "always" perform their songs live

Mick Mars sues Mötley Crüe, accusing band of conspiring to fire him, miming onstage
By Jackson Maxwell published
The longtime Crüe guitarist says that his former bandmates attempted – shortly after his retirement from touring – to remove him as a significant stakeholder in the band's various businesses
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