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“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”

Bob Rock clarifies comments about Nikki Sixx’s recordings: “At no time did I ever actually think Nikki didn’t play bass on Mötley Crüe’s records”
By Matt Parker published
The producer says Sixx was being “self-deprecating” at the time he made the reported comments to Rock

Nikki Sixx once told Bob Rock he thought someone “replaced” his bass parts on early Mötley Crüe albums
By Matt Parker published
The Mötley Crüe producer recalled a self-deprecating conversation he had during the making of Dr. Feelgood – and stressed Sixx is now “an amazing bass player”

Mötley Crüe have finished their first studio album with John 5 – and promise it’s “heavier than anything”
By Jonathan Horsley published
Nikki Sixx confirms the record is in the can and ready for mixing, while John 5 says we should expect something "heavy and aggressive”

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
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