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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

Guitar World

“Playing with Vince Neil, opening for Van Halen, it got to be total rock ’n’ roll excess. I had to reassess why I was even playing guitar”: Steve Stevens on resisting shred, how Paco de Lucia made him go nylon, and Billy Idol’s eternal appeal

Billy Idol’s collaborator of 40-plus years transcends the punk-rock guitarist mold, taking in flamenco, jazz‑fusion, prog and classical styles – and he is as excited aboutguitar today as he was when he first picked one up

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10 hard-rocking Christmas songs, from AC/DC to Christopher Lee

IN FOCUS: If you’re sick of hearing the same old festive cheese at this time of year, allow Kevin E G Perry to suggest an alternative playlist of full-throttle seasonal songs guaranteed to blow away the Christmas cobwebs

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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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NTSB says FAA was wrong not to require inspections of Learjet landing gear after Arizona crash

The National Transportation Safety Board wants the owners of nearly 2,000 Learjets to urgently inspect their landing gear to make sure they won't collapse like they did in a fatal crash earlier this year involving a private jet owned by Motley Crue singer Vince Neil

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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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"The doctor said that I probably wouldn't be on stage again": Vince Neil reveals he's suffered four strokes in recent years

The Mötley Crüe frontman was able to return to the stage in Las Vegas earlier this month

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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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Vince Neil suffered stroke in December

Vince Neil has revealed he suffered a stroke last December and spent months learning to walk again.

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"I had to learn to walk again." Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil reveals he had a stroke in December

Issue that led to Motley Crue postponing Las Vegas residency had doctors doubting Vince Neil would ever perform again

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Mötley Crüe frontman was told he’d likely never go on stage again after suffering a stroke

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Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil says he had a stroke and had to ‘learn to walk again’

The 64-year-old rock star revealed ‘my whole left side went out’

The Independent UK

“I said: ‘Are you sure there’s nothing can be done?’ And he’s like: ‘No. He’s gone, he’s dead’. I just hung up the phone”: The chaos and tragedy of Hanoi Rocks’ first US tour

Hanoi Rocks were heading for stardom – until drummer Razzle was killed in car crash involving Mötley Crüe’s Vince Neil

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Sunset Strip meets Nashville as Mötley Crüe and Dölly Partön team up for unexpected version of Home Sweet Home

Listen to Dölly Crüe's version of the classic power ballad Home Sweet Home now

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Vince Neil splits from girlfriend?

Vince Neil has reportedly split from his girlfriend of 15 years, just days after Motley Crue bandmate Tommy Lee is said to have separated from his wife.

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Motley Crue cancel festival slot

Motley Crue have cancelled plans to headline the Boardwalk Rock festival in Ocean City, Maryland next month to give frontman Vince Neil more time to recover after undergoing a "required medical procedure".

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Motley Crue postpone Las Vegas residency for singer Vince Neil to undergo medical procedure

Motley Crue will now launch their Las Vegas run in September as Vince Neil takes a step back on doctors' orders

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Motley Crue postpone Las Vegas residency as Vince Neil undergoes a 'medical procedure'

Mötley Crüe have pushed back their Las Vegas residency until September as frontman Vince Neil is set to undergo a "medical procedure".

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Private plane crash that killed a pilot could be tied to known landing gear issue, NTSB report says

Previous damage to the left main landing gear of the private jet owned by Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil could have contributed to a fatal crash in Scottsdale earlier this month

Guitar World

“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

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Vince Neil's girlfriend saved by pilot's last actions

Vince Neil's girlfriend was saved by the final actions of his private jet's pilot, the aviator's daughter Jana Schertzer believes.

The Independent UK

A pilot on a private jet owned by Mötley Crüe singer killed in Arizona aircraft collision

One of the two pilots aboard the private jet owned by Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil died when the aircraft veered off a runway in Arizona and hit a parked business jet

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Small Business Jet Crash At Scottsdale Airport Leaves One Dead

Tragic Learjet crash at Scottsdale Airport involving Mötley Crüe frontman's aircraft. NTSB investigating left main gear failure. Aviation community mourns.

The Independent UK

Vince Neil’s girlfriend survives horror plane crash in Arizona

‘For reasons unknown at this time, the plane veered from the runway causing it to collide with a parked plane’

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