Nikki Sixx recently opened up on the impact of fan-recorded Motley Crue videos at live concerts. He addressed concerns about how performances are being represented through phone footage shared on KPTV Fox 12.
Nikki Sixx feels fan make Motley Crue look terrible
Sixx noted that the band takes live performances very seriously. They compete for audiences’ attention against streaming platforms, and fan videos can often misrepresent the actual concert experience. Phone recordings typically capture poor angles and audio quality, which fails to convey the depth and emotion of a live show.
“I see these videos from, you know, and it’s fine. It’s like fans with their phones and they’re filming the show and that’s, you know, I think all of us like had a bad reaction to that,” Sixx said.
“Like so many artists were like, ‘What’s happening? You’re not like living in the moment of this guitar solo or whatever.’ Well, I think we’ve all gotten over that.”
Sixx also acknowledged that he no longer objects to fans filming. However, the quality of these recordings can be problematic. He noted that viewers often judge performances based on limited perspectives that don’t capture the true experience.
“When I see it, like people are judging you on a phone, like you don’t know where they’re at. They could be underneath you filming and they can’t really hear it and it doesn’t really look good. And that’s how we’re being represented these days,” he continued.
“Not like when you go live, you’re like, ‘Oh my God, look at the depth and the feeling of that.’ But that’s just that’s just part of the part of the way it is now.”
