Former Mötley Crüe singer John Corabi has said he would not attend a hypothetical Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction for the band, adding that he is confident he would not be included in any invitation list. Corabi fronted Mötley Crüe from 1992 to 1996, recording the band’s 1994 self-titled album after replacing original vocalist Vince Neil.
Speaking on the “Talk Louder” podcast, Corabi responded bluntly when asked about attending an induction, saying: “No. First of all, I can pretty much guarantee you I won’t be invited.”
“No. First of all, I can pretty much guarantee you I won’t be invited. So it just a no.”
He continued: “To be quite honest with you, I am fine with, obviously, [MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist] Mick Mars. Mick lives about 20 minutes from me [in Nashville]. So I’m fine with Mick Mars. If Vince Neil walked in here right now, we’d hug each other and probably sit down and have a cocktail together and shoot the fat for about two hours. I’m fine with Vince. Tommy [Lee] and I communicate via text, and I don’t get to see him that often, but we still communicate via text. For some weird reason, and it’s really a one-sided kind of beef, Nikki’s [Sixx, MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist] got some weird hair up his ass about all things John Corabi. And I don’t really have an issue with the guy. It doesn’t matter.”
Corabi said he remains on good terms with several members of the group, noting that he lives near guitarist Mick Mars in Nashville and still communicates with drummer Tommy Lee via text. He also said that if Neil “walked in here right now,” the two would likely hug and share a drink, but claimed there is lingering tension with bassist Nikki Sixx, describing it as a “one-sided kind of beef.”
The now-66-year-old Corabi, who recorded one one critically acclaimed full-length CD with MÖTLEY CRÜE, added: “So, I can pretty much guarantee it, a) I won’t be invited, and b),to be honest with you, I kind of learned my lesson doing that record. I am not a part of the… MÖTLEY is Nikki, Tommy, Vince and Mick. And anybody else that was involved or whatever, that’s great. But it’s their night, their moment, their thing.
“I am looking forward to when the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame does open a category. They have the platinum record category, the gold record category. I’m waiting for them to do the aluminum record category, because I have 19 consecutive aluminum records, and once they do that, I’m f**king first guy in, bitches. First guy in.”
Looking back on his place in the band’s history, Corabi said he views Mötley Crüe as “Nikki, Tommy, Vince and Mick,” and suggested any Hall of Fame moment should belong to them, not former or auxiliary members. He also joked that he is waiting for a Hall of Fame “aluminum record category,” quipping that he has “19 consecutive aluminum records.”
Corabi is preparing to release a new solo album, “New Day,” due April 24, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl, and he said he has no regrets about his Mötley Crüe stint despite the way it continues to shape fan expectations decades later.
