Motley Crue released their first new song since 2018 last week with “Dogs Of War.” The song has drawn mixed reaction online from Crue fans and the hard rock and metal faithful, but many fans are hopeful it’s going to lead to more new music in the future.
In a new interview with Chicago’s 95.5 radio station, bassist Nikki Sixx talked about guitarist John 5 joining the band to replace the outgoing Mick Mars. The band’s co-founding guitarist announced last year he was stepping away from touring and later sued the band for cutting his share of profits.
Sixx said of John 5: “He’s a good fit for the band. He’s a wonderful human being. He’s a great guy and he’s so talented, it’s scary. On stage, when he’s doing the solos, I usually go sit in the back and have some water and stuff and kind of kick it, but when he does the solo, I’ve gotta be out there watching him because he’s mesmerizing. He’s got that thing about him.”
Sixx also elaborated on Mars’ departure and said the band “didn’t see this coming. We were out doing our stadium tour, and Mick had decided to leave. And we really had to sit down and go, ‘Well, what do we do? Do we fold? Do we fold on the fans and Live Nation and Def Leppard?’ John, we’ve all known John. I’ve worked with John. We kind of talked about it. And if we had to move on, it’s moved on in a such a beautiful way. It’s been great.”
Sixx continued: “We’re having a great time. We’re getting ready to leave on tour pretty soon. We’re not doing a lot of shows this year. We’re doing, like, what? 17 or 20 shows. We’ve got some surprises coming up, which we can’t tell you about… But we’ve got some really fun stuff coming up at the end of the year we’re really excited about that we’re keeping just between us. And it’s gonna be a great year, and new music. And then next year we’ve got a lot of fun stuff planned. So it’s just a great time in the band.”
Sixx’s full interview can be viewed below.
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