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Later, someone else asked: “Why don’t you guys play 100 percent live?” to which Sixx clarified, “We do. You were liked to. Sorry.”
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We do. You were lied to. Sorry.
— 📷 (@NikkiSixx) July 31, 2026
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You can read more about what led to people asking about Motley Crue’s use of backing tracks here.
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At the end of July, and as Loudwire previously covered, Tommy Lee discussed more about Mick Mars’ split with Motley Crue on a recent episode of The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan.
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As we wrote at the time, the pair “discussed Motley’s ‘cessation of touring’ agreement back in 2014, their eventual comeback following the success of 2019’s The Dirt and more.” Eventually, Corgan “brought up the lawsuit . . . Mars filed against the band after they parted ways in late 2022” before asking “if Lee had anything he wanted to say about the situation.”
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“For me, that whole thing was awkward and really hurtful to the point where people are saying untrue things and kind of doing that. I was like, ‘God this sucks.’ I’m not into that kind of stuff,” Lee confessed [transcribed by Loudwire]. “To echo what you were saying, there is only one Mick and he’s an insane player. It saddens me, just on a personal level for him, that this insane spine disease slowly started dementing his shape.”
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Lee added: “I always try to put myself in Mick’s shoes and I got nothing but love for that guy — nothing but love. I just wish it didn’t get so… and unfortunately that’s just the way things go when people are threatened or hurt. They fight back.”
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Do you want Motley Crue to make another LP, or are you fine with them continuing to release EPs, singles and the like? Let us know!
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You know ’em by their stage names.
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