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“Mars argues that it is immoral for him to be cast aside... I am not unsympathetic to this argument but it is not for me to weigh in on the morality of the band’s decision”: Judge rules Mötley Crüe were within rights to fire Mick Mars

Guitarist was evicted fully from band when he quit touring in 2022

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“I’ve never been one that talks about my bass playing, but I really am proud of my playing on that album – it was the first time I was sober”: In an era dominated by look-at-me shred guitarists, Nikki Sixx showed that playing bass could be cool, too

Mötley Crüe's 1989 blockbuster, Dr. Feelgood, is a prime example of Sixx's gritty bass approach

Guitar World

"Being sober was a real different experience from a band that was always wrecked": How Mötley Crüe cleaned up and made their biggest album

Drugged up, boozed up and almost washed up, Mötley Crüe went into rehab, came out and recorded a classic of the late-80s LA metal scene: Nikki Sixx takes us back

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"I've got a sex tape out? Big deal! So do lots of people!": A strange and occasionally antagonistic interview with Mötley Crüe

In 2004 everyone thought Mötley Crüe hated each other. But they reformed, and we asked them about it

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"We're the bastards": listen to Mötley Crüe's spidery comeback single Dogs Of War

Exclusive: Vince Neil tells us all about Mötley Crüe’s first single since 2015

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"The best frontman I ever saw. Nobody else came close": The day David Lee Roth turned in the performance of a lifetime

With a heavyweight line-up including Ozzy Osbourne, AC/DC, Van Halen, Mötley Crüe and more, Monsters Of Rock 1984 is still revered in festival folklore

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Where is she now? Penny Whiting

Major surgery hasn't slowed down sailing trailblazer Penny Whiting - still racing yachts at 75. Now NZ's most noted yacht club has honoured her for always going that extra mile, Suzanne McFadden writes.

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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

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

Guitar World

Mötley Crüe have finished their first studio album with John 5 – and promise it’s “heavier than anything”

Nikki Sixx confirms the record is in the can and ready for mixing, while John 5 says we should expect something "heavy and aggressive”

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