![]() Regardless, he invited the kid behind the counter to check out his band at the Stone Pony. When Sixx responded with a list of bands including KISS, the guitarist wrote him off because he was not a fan of the face-painted four-piece. Mars looked at Sixx’s appearance -undoubtedly a rocker - and asked what music he liked. Behind the counter was an even younger Nikki Sixx, who had been using speed and drinking when the two had their first encounter. The axeman previously played in a band called White Horse and after deciding $2 tequila shots at the Stone Pony, where White Horse were playing, was too expensive, he made a trip down the road to Magnolia Liquors. Mars and Sixx had met prior to the audition, though neither of them had realized it at the time. The ad now famously read “Loud, rude, aggressive guitar player available.” After seeing the ad, Mick Mars was asked to audition and immediately joined. The search found the pair looking through ads in The Recycler, where they happened upon a one line statement from a guitarist. Leon soon quit the band, leaving Sixx and Lee to find another guitarist for a group which they had yet to name. He teamed up with the 18-year-old drummer Tommy Lee and guitarist Greg Leon the duo played together in Suite 19. Already heavily immersed in the world of substance abuse, Sixx was working dead end jobs and jamming with musicians trying to find the right group of musicians to make the band of his dreams.Īfter leaving London (his glam rock outfit, not the city) - which would later include W.A.S.P.’s Blackie Lawless and Guns N’ Roses‘ Izzy Stradlin, both in their pre-fame days - the 22-year-old four-stringer decided to head up his own band, mainly so he didn’t have to abide by someone else’s rules. ![]() The reputation Motley Crue gained for their penchant for “sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll” was no accident. With stars in his eyes, the young bassist carried a heavy emotional burden from his childhood, using it as fuel to spit at the world, and to eventually lead one of the world’s most notorious rock bands. Hellbent for success, Nikki Sixx‘s life took some wild twists and turns on the road that led him to start Motley Crue on Jan.
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