Nikki Sixx reflects on blending influences like AC/DC, Aerosmith, Buzzcocks, Sex Pistols, Mott The Hoople, and Slade in Mötley Crüe’s music.
Sixx disputes the association of Mötley Crüe with lesser-known glam-metal bands, emphasizing their authenticity and realness.
Sixx praises bands like Guns N’ Roses, Mötley Crüe, and Metallica for standing out in the glam-metal era as authentic and real.
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Sixx discusses his bass guitar preferences, including his signature Gibson Thunderbird bass called the Blackbird and his current use of a Schecter bass for its sustain and piano-like sound.
Sixx humorously dismisses the need for a volume control on his bass, stating, “It’s on or off. Why bother? I just hit the bass really hard and overdrive it with my hand. There’s no need to have any finesse if you’re a bass player, not in my world. There’s no foreplay!”
