Loud and proud: Nikki Sixx shares his love for Mötley Crüe

Earlier on January 17, bassist Nikki Sixx of the legendary rock group Mötley Crüe, which is commemorating its 45th anniversary this year, posted this on his Facebook page, as per Blabbermouth.

As time rolls on, you forget the little things—the small, throwaway moments that years later turn out to be the birth of something that changes you… and a lot of other people’s lives.

Back then, I was pretty much living in a dilapidated house just off Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood. Falling apart. Barely hanging on.

Worth noting, though—it did have a waterbed and an old rotary Bakelite phone ,So yeah, we were doing just fine.

That was the house where I showed a 17-year-old Tommy Lee a pile of songs that would later end up on our debut album. It’s where we first met Mick Mars. It’s where we dreamed, jammed, argued, laughed, and tried to turn noise, attitude, and fun into something you could actually explain.

We rehearsed like madmen. Burned through a few singers before we finally met Vince Neil.

That house—four broke, ratty kids with nothing but ideas and nerve—was where the name Mötley Crüe was born. Along with about a million other stories that probably shouldn’t be told in polite company.

The bottom line is this: we all start somewhere. And most of the time, we have no clue what’s about to come out of those first moments.

In that house, Mötley Crüe was born 45 years ago. I hope you’ve enjoyed the ride as much as we have.

Proud to be part of this band. Thank you to Vince, Tommy, and Mick for decades of loud, dangerous, honest music. I still go back and look at those old lyrics and wonder how the hell I had the balls at that age to play and say what we said—and nobody ever questioned us.

Complete creative freedom.

Thank you.

And God bless the Children of the Beast.

— Nikki Sixx

Confirmed shows:

7/17 Burgettstown, PA The Pavilion at Star Lake
7/18 Buffalo, NY Darien Lake Amphitheater
7/20 Clarkson, MI Pine Knob Music Theatre
7/22 Toronto, ON RBC Amphitheatre
7/24 Gilford, NH BankNH Pavilion
7/25 Bangor, ME Maine Savings Amphitheater
7/27 Camden, NJ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
7/29 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
7/31 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
8/1 Mansfield, MA Xfinity Center
8/3 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live
8/12 Alpharetta, GA Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
8/14 West Palm Beach, FL iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
8/15 Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
8/17 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion
8/19 St Louis, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
8/21 Shakopee, MN Mystic Lake Amphitheater
8/22 Tinley Park, IL Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
8/24 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center
8/25 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
8/27 Grand Rapids, MI Acrisure Amphitheater
8/28 Noblesville, IN Ruoff Music Center
9/8 Kansas City, MO Morton Amphitheater
9/10 Dallas, TX Dos Equis Pavilion
9/11 Houston, TX The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
9/13 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheater
9/16 Phoenix, AZ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
9/18 Chula Vista, CA North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
9/19 Long Beach, CA Long Beach Amphitheater
9/21 Salt Lake City, UT Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
9/23 Wheatland, CA Toyota Amphitheatre
9/24 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheater
9/26 Ridgefield, WA Cascades Amphitheater