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Nikki Sixx, John 5 and the ongoing Mötley Crüe brouhaha – only in the new Guitar World

Plus! Buddy Guy, Nita Strauss, Oingo Boingo, In Flames, Drug Church, Dirty Honey, bluegrass shredders and a new Pink Floyd-style arrangement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata

Guitar World

“We never saw it coming that Mick wasn’t going to be able to tour and was going to have to quit the band”: Nikki Sixx offers his own take on the Mötley Crüe drama

“We didn’t choose this, but since we had to be put in this position, we’re very happy with where we’re at right now,” the bassist said in an exclusive new Guitar World interview

Guitar World

“Randy Rhoads embodied everything I love about the guitar”: Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx on the music that changed his life

The songs, bands, artists and albums that have soundtracked Nikki Sixx’s life

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Mick Mars says he never wants to speak to Mötley Crüe again: “I think all of us would be okay with that”

Mars has opened up on the relationship between himself and the band, saying the last time they properly spoke was back in 2019

Guitar World

"I appreciate you." See the heartwarming personal message Dolly Parton sent to Mötley Crüe's Nikki Sixx following their recent collaboration

Dolly Parton remains one of the classiest people in all of music

Metal Hammer

Motley Crue rock London's tiny Underworld club (and no, there wasn't any miming)

Motley Crue roll back the years with a sweaty and full-throttle show in the most intimate of settings

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Mick Mars claims he barely played guitar on the last three Mötley Crüe albums

The fallout between the guitarist and his former band continues to be messy – "How can you fire Mr. Heinz from Heinz ketchup?"

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Mick Mars opens up on Mötley Crüe legal battle: “They’re trying to take my legacy away. I’m not going to let them”

In a new interview, the guitarist claimed he was “sabotaged musically so they’d have an excuse to get rid of me”

Guitar World

Mick Mars accuses Mötley Crüe of “trying to take my legacy away”, Nikki Sixx says he’s in a “complete hallucination”

The war of words between ex-Mötley Crüe guitarist Mick Mars and his former bandmates has escalated in a new interview

Metal Hammer

"We had to die" - A history of The Grunge Wars, told by those who were there

Three decades ago, GN’R’s Use Your Illusion and Nirvana’s Nevermind were released just two weeks apart, setting two musical cultures against each other. We asked combatants from both sides: who won the war?

Metal Hammer

John 5, Nikki Sixx, Rob Halford and... Dolly Parton – metal's newest, and best, supergroup?

Bygones, a new single from Parton's aptly-named Rockstar album, features a star-studded cast of supporting players, and is perfectly suited to her vocal delivery

Guitar World

Michael Monroe and Vince Neil finally come face-to-face, decades after fatal car crash

39 years after the crash that killed Hanoi Rocks drummer Razzle, Michael Monroe and Vince Neil exchanged pleasantries backstage in Finland

Louder

Mick Hutson 1965-2023: "Most people’s reaction to my job is ‘you lucky sod!'"

Mick Hutson photographed pretty much every rock legend during his 37-year career, but his charm is what people loved

Digital Camera World

Music photographer Mick Hutson has died, aged 58

Hanging out of helicopters, stopping the New York traffic, sweet-talking kidnappers: a celebration of Mick Hutson, music photographer

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Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx swaps rock 'n' roll lifestyle for ice cream with daughter

The bassist can't wait to play Glasgow Green saying “We’ve been really looking forward to Glasgow. Whenever we play there it’s rowdy, beautiful and inspiring and we are really excited."

Guitar World

Bob Rock clarifies comments about Nikki Sixx’s recordings: “At no time did I ever actually think Nikki didn’t play bass on Mötley Crüe’s records”

The producer says Sixx was being “self-deprecating” at the time he made the reported comments to Rock

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Bob Rock clarifies situation regarding Nikki Sixx's "replaced" basslines

Turns out that story about Nikki Sixx's bass parts being secretly replaced on the early Mötley Crüe albums isn't quite what it seems

Guitar World

Nikki Sixx alleged someone replaced his bass parts on early Mötley Crüe albums, says Bob Rock

The Mötley Crüe producer recalled a conversation he had during the making of Dr. Feelgood – and stressed Sixx is now “an amazing bass player”

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Metal Hammer

Was Nikki Sixx's bass playing secretly replaced on the early Motley Crue albums?

According to Bob Rock, Nikki Sixx told him that "somebody came in at night and replaced all my parts" on the first four Mötley Crüe albums

Guitar World

Mötley Crüe have finished their first studio album with John 5 – and promise it’s “heavier than anything”

Nikki Sixx confirms the record is in the can and ready for mixing, while John 5 says we should expect something "heavy and aggressive”

Guitar World

Sting, Nikki Sixx and Paul McCartney to guest on new Dolly Parton album

Rockstar sees McCartney reunite with Ringo Starr for a cover of The Beatles Let It Be, with Mick Fleetwood and Peter Frampton also making up the numbers

Guitar World

Here’s what Mick Mars texted John 5 after he joined Mötley Crüe

The Rob Zombie virtuoso was recruited late last year to replace Mars, who reached out to him after his appointment was made official

Louder

Dolly Parton has released the first single from her rock album and it most definitely rocks

World On Fire comes from Dolly Parton's upcoming album Rockstar - live video now online

Guitar World

Dolly Parton’s upcoming rock album will feature Peter Frampton, Richie Sambora, Warren Haynes, Gary Rossington and many more

The mammoth 30-track effort features nine originals and 21 rock anthem covers, and will also feature Ann Wilson, Paul McCartney, Joan Jett, Chris Stapleton, Melissa Etheridge and others

Louder

Dolly Parton details long-awaited, much-hyped, star-studded rock album

Dolly Parton's 30-song, 4LP Rockstar comes out in November and includes a stellar list of guest performers and versions of Free Bird, Purple Rain and We Are The Champions

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