Motley Crue guitarist Mick Mars has revealed that he fired the guitarist the band were jamming with when he first showed up, and he ended up taking his job. Mars joined Motley Crue after recording with Vendetta in 1981. A Motley Crue member recently dropped an AIDS bombshell.
“That’s when Mötley came together. I did a thing with Vendetta, but they were breaking up. [Accept vocalist] Udo [Dirkschneider] saw me play when he was in Accept. They were gonna get rid of one of their guitar players. But Nikki had called me and Mötley was just starting.
I hadn’t even thrown out the [band] name yet. I was in a three-way thing. I went over and played with Nikki. I liked the way he played and wrote, and I liked Tommy’s drumming. This was it. Just like the movie. There was another guitar player there, and I had to tell him to beat it.”
A Motley Crue member recently called out a big name affair. Richard Branson recently congratulated Motley Crue manager Allen Kovac for winning the ‘Innovator Award’ at the AIM Awards.
“Well, good evening, everybody, I’m just sorry that I’m not with you tonight to celebrate that rare beast that is more important than ever in music these days — an innovator.
I’ve known Allen since the early ’90s when Allen was managing Meat Loaf whom Virgin Records had signed and Allen was pushing myself and the Virgin team to allow Meat Loaf to upload one of the first songs to the fledgling Internet. As innovators, we would do anything for music and, of course, we did just that.
A Motley Crue family member recently revealed what’s more addictive than heroin. Branson also said, “From humble beginnings as a promoter, Allen went on to be a manager of the Bee Gees, Blondie, Motley Crue, Duran Duran, The Cranberries and then started Eleven Seven Music which is now, 12 years later, one of the top rock labels in the world.”
Branson later added, “I would like you all to join with me in congratulating Allen Kovac for his AIM ‘Innovator’ in music award. Allen, this could not be more well deserved.”
You can read all of Mick Mars’ comments in a Billboard article.
