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Nikki Sixx explain why he'll never make another 'full-length' album again

Motley Crue rocker Nikki Sixx has confessed he will never make another album because he no longer "believes in making full-length records".

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"I don't believe in making full-length records anymore." If you were hoping for a new Motley Crue album, Nikki Sixx says don't hold your breath

Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx says full-length albums are a thing of the past

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Nikki Sixx confesses Mötley Crüe do in fact use backing tracks on stage – but promises they play all instruments live: “We enjoy being able to do what we did in the studio live”

The band have been accused of miming in the past

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Nikki Sixx admits that Mötley Crue do use backing tapes, but says that the band members always play their instruments: “Since we saw Queen using some during Bohemian Rhapsody live, we understood that we could bring in elements that we could not do"

“It’s better for the fans and we enjoy being able to do what we did in the studio live," he argues

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Motley Crue and Nikki Sixx injected Jack Daniels

At the height of their addiction, Tommy Lee and Nikki Sixx injected whiskey when they ran out of heroin.

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“It was those first two lines. I felt like it was speaking to my life. I knew I could deliver that song with conviction”: One day Sebastian Bach was playing to Jon Bon Jovi’s parents. The next he was singing one of hair metal’s greatest anthems

The story of Skid Row’s classic hair metal anthem Youth Gone Wild

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“When we played with Mötley Crüe, Nikki Sixx said to us, ‘We did some dumb stuff in our career, but man, you guys need to step on the brakes!’ So you can imagine the insanity”: Zoltan Bathory on 20 years of Five Finger Death Punch

“All I’m going to say is: this new record is a monster”

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Was Neal Schon the godfather of ’80s glam metal? Tracing the surprising origins of Mötley Crüe’s seminal Looks That Kill riff

We time-travel back to the era of zebra stripes and ripped jeans to investigate the mystery of Crüe’s Looks That Kill and the riff that changed the world

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"A raw and lethal mix of razor-saw metal and a punky punch." The story of Leather Angel, the "female Mötley Crüe" with the Nikki Sixx-designed logo

Leather Angel had Sunset Strip in the palms of their biker-gloved hands, but lousy production and a laughable Led Zeppelin cover didn't help the cause

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"Record the show, put it online. There are a lot of people who won't be able to see it, so let’s give them a little joy." John 5 on why he's bucking the anti-phone movement at gigs

Well-travelled and current Mötley Crüe guitarist John 5 is about to embark on a European tour

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“In Mötley Crüe I always used a pick, but I’m a better bass player when I use my fingers”: Nikki Sixx names his biggest weakness as a rock bassist

The lifeblood of infamous hair-metal band Mötely Crüe, Nikki Sixx has been polarizing bassists since he first took to the stage nearly 50 years ago

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“He was forced to admit under oath that his statements were false”: Mötley Crüe score decisive legal victory in dispute against Mick Mars

Mars and Mötley Crüe have been embroiled in a bitter legal dispute after the guitarist sued his former bandmates in 2023 – and accused them of miming

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"Mars was forced to admit under oath that his statements were false": Mötley Crüe claim comprehensive victory in legal battle with Mick Mars

Mick Mars must pay Mötley Crüe a portion of the advance he received for shows in which he did not subsequently perform

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Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx in 'no rush' to go back on tour

Motley Crue rocker Nikki Sixx has admitted he's in "no rush" to head back out on tour because he's enjoying spending his time off with his young daughter.

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Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx slams aging rock stars who are "still trying to act 25"

Motley Crue man Nikki Sixx is 66 – and he's not a fan of "artists that are still trying to act 25 and they're 65"

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Nikki Sixx 'proud' of Vince Neil for having the 'courage' to return to stage after stroke

Nikki Sixx has spoken about his bandmate Vince Neil's courageous return to the stage after suffering a stroke last December.

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"In 1985 Theatre Of Pain sounded flaccid and 40 years on it's still drooping": Mötley Crüe's third album gets an undeserved anniversary makeover

Theatre Of Pain: Still painful

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“Painfully Awkward”: 76 Of The Worst And Most Chaotic Funeral Stories People Have Shared

How can some people be so horrible to act inappropriately at a funeral?

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“I have such horrible OCD. Ever since I was a little kid, if I couldn’t get something, I would stay home from school fake sick and play it over and over”: John 5 on staying true to the Crüe, pushing his playing and why he’s surrounded by ghosts

The virtuoso explains what made him the perfect fit for Mötley Crüe, how he’s channeling Paul Gilbert and Robert Johnson on his latest solo album, and what’s next for his signature Fender Telecaster

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Nikki Sixx says Mick Mars' claims that Motley Crue don't play live are a "betrayal to the band who saved his life"

Mick Mars' bitter feud with Motley Crue rumbles on as bassist Nikki Sixx dismisses backing track accusations

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"Being a rock star is overrated." Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx is falling out of love with touring

Despite being pretty much the definition of a rock star, Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx has had enough of life on the road

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“I’d just hit the bass really hard and overdrive it with my hand. There’s no need to have any finesse if you’re a bass player”: Nikki Sixx recalls his decadent early days with Mötley Crüe

The legendary glam-metal bassist looks back on the crazy times he enjoyed with one of the most notorious bands ever

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Nikki Sixx reveals why Motley Crue didn’t play Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s farewell gig: “We have been having health issues within the band”

Ozzy gave Motley Crue a leg-up in their early days – but they weren’t at the Back To The Beginning show

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"It was the day I'd been waiting for my whole life, but I was dismayed": How Skid Row and Sebastian Bach Went To War

Skid Row were once blood brothers, but infighting and a split with their singer turned it all into an ‘abyss of hatred’

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