Mötley Crüe's Nikki Sixx and Vince Neil guested on Chicago's Rock 95.5 last week to discuss a number of topics, including new music. When asked about John 5 replacing Mick Mars, Sixx offered the following:
"We were out doing our Stadium Tour (with Def Leppard), and Mick had decided to leave. We really had to sit down and go, 'Well, what do we do? 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 such a beautiful way. It's been great."
"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. 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."
Mötley Crüe have dropped the official music video for their just released new single, "Dogs Of War". Stream/download the single here, and watch the clip below.
Singer Vince Neil told Billboard that “Dogs Of War” has “that old school vibe about it.”
“We want to keep putting out new music, too, so we don’t get stagnant. We recorded ‘(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party)’ by the Beastie Boys and we recorded this song, too, and I thought it turned out pretty good.”
Neil describes the fiery-tempoed “Dogs Of War” as “like old school meets new school. It’s got that old school vibe about it, but it’s new music. Nikki came up with it and he sent me the music and I thought it was really cool. So I started singing it and we got in the studio and it turned into the song I think the fans are really gonna like it.”
Big Machine Records recently announced the signing of Mötley Crüe:
“Mötley Crüe on Big Machine! Growing up in Southern California, I was in Hollywood when these new sheriffs showed up and took over the city. It was loud. It was powerful. It was game changing,” says Big Machine Chairman and CEO Scott Borchetta. “Vince, Nikki, and Tommy, along with new guitarist John 5, have reignited the flame with ferocious new Crüe music. Fans will unite… SHOUT!”
"We are thrilled to announce the forthcoming release of our new music through Big Machine Records,” shared Mötley Crüe. “Scott's been a friend and supporter of the band for a long time, and we loved collaborating on the Nashville Outlaws album in 2014. We're very happy to know our new music will be in the best of hands with Scott and his exceptional team at Big Machine.”
For more information, tour dates, access to the S.I.N. Fan Club, and to purchase items from the band’s private collection inside their Crüeseum shop, visit motley.com.
Watch the video, titled The Search For Mötley Crüe..., below:
