Former Mötley Crüe singer John Corabi recently talked about his difficult decision to sue his former bandmates for $4 million. During an interview with The Hair Metal Guru, he explained the credit dispute that led to the legal action.
Corabi opened up on his frustration upon discovering he wasn’t credited for his contributions to the band’s “Generation Swine” album, despite his involvement in the recording process.
“I take the record [Generation Swine], I open it, and obviously immediately I start looking at the songwriting credits, and I’m not really listed on anything but ‘Let Us Pray,’” Corabi said. “Then I start looking at the additional musicians. I’m not listed. Then I start looking at the special thanks, and I’m not even listed there.”
John Corabi said he discovered he wasn’t credited on the album—despite hearing his own voice on a track—which led him to contact his manager. After his manager reached out, the band’s camp reportedly dismissed the concern, saying they hadn’t credited him just like they hadn’t credited Vince Neil on a previous record. Frustrated and feeling disrespected, Corabi decided to take legal action and sue them.
“And so I talked to my manager, one manager, Tim, and I told him, I go, I have no songwriting credits. I’m not listed as a guitar player, backing vocals, and I could clearly hear my voice on ‘Let Us Pray,’” he continued. “And I go, what the f*ck? So Tim made a call to the management, and apparently, I don’t know if Nikki called, or somebody, somebody from that camp called Tim back, and they’re like, ‘Why would we thank John on our record? We didn’t thank Vince on the one we did with f*cking John.’ And it was just like this thing. I go, you know what? Gloves off. I’m not a f*cking doormat for anybody. So I sued them.”
