On July 1, the band opened Crue Fest, a 40-plus-city summer tour, sharing the bill with hitmakers Buckcherry, Papa Roach, Trapt and Sixx: AM, the side project of Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx.
The set offers a classic Crue vibe and echoes the tumultuous history recounted in “Dirt.” On June 24, Motley Crue wrote the next chapter in its larger-than-life story with the release of “Saints of Los Angeles.” The Motley Records/Eleven Seven Music release, the first studio album in 11 years from the band’s original lineup, debuted at No. What it stands for is bigger than the music and the band itself.”Īs one of the most notorious groups in history, the Los Angeles quartet has defied the odds when it comes to professional and personal survival, experiencing - and creating - as much turmoil as it has success. “Motley Crue is larger than the individual members. “Motley Crue is not just a rock band,” he says. Such craziness is what made Strauss want to chronicle the legendary rock band. “Tommy Lee was literally handcuffed wearing these little leather kind of shorts that he wears and nothing else, and I just thought that was the ultimate way to meet Motley Crue.” “It was at a show in Phoenix, and the very first time I met them, (drummer) Tommy (Lee) was handcuffed backstage,” Strauss recalls with a laugh. Lead singer Vince Neil (R) and bassist Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue perform at Avalon in Hollywood, California April 15, 2008.
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