MOTLEY CRUE
BEST OF ’87/'88: The multi-platinum Girls, Girls, Girls. PROFILE: As living legends go, these sleazy bad boys o’ metal are a motley crew indeed. As their antics and albums show, singer Vince Neil, drummer Tommy Lee, guitarist Mick Mars and bassist Nikki Sixx have a penchant for noize, nasty habits and unnecessary umlauts.
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MOTLEY CRUE
THE HEROES OF HEAVY METAL
BEST OF ’87/'88: The multi-platinum Girls, Girls, Girls.
PROFILE: As living legends go, these sleazy bad boys o’ metal are a motley crew indeed. As their antics and albums show, singer Vince Neil, drummer Tommy Lee, guitarist Mick Mars and bassist Nikki Sixx have a penchant for noize, nasty habits and unnecessary umlauts.
HATCHINGS: 'Nikki was born on-theroad to musician parents in Seattle; Mick in Indiana; Tommy in Athens; and Vince “in the gutter” (San Fernando Valley, California).
WHY THEY LOVE AMERICA: “The freedom of speech. First Amendment.”
MAIN SQUEEZES: Heather Locklear, Vanity (Prince's ex) and trillions of others.
FAVE CRUE SONGS: “Too Young To Fall In Love,” “Danger” and “On With The Show.”
FAVE NON-CRUE SONGS: “Big Bad John” by sausage-king Jimmy Dean.
FAVE ACCESSORIES: Flex-Net hairspray, Nice & Easy blue-black or bleach, Jack Daniels and girls, girls, girls.
MOST MEMORABLE GIG: February 1981 when they played at Pookie’s sandwich shop, second-billed to a salami. They earned a dollar apiece, and their beer bill was $137.
QUOTE: “Motley Crue is a way of life, it isn’t just a name, it’s an image, and we do our damnedest to live up to it at all times. We are true to our art.”
Nikki Sixx
“I think that looks are still important. It’s time for glam bands again!”
—Mick Mars
We’re flaunting our anti-establishment ttitude right in the ace of conservative America and we’re getting away with it!"
—Nikki Sixx
