Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx thinks the bands biopic ‘The Filth’ left younger followers amazed the world doesn’t “make bands like that anymore”.
The band’s acclaimed 2001 biography was become the hit Netflix present in 2019, and launched a brand new technology to tales of debauchery involving the group’s drummer Tommy Lee, who infamously featured in a intercourse tape with ‘Baywatch’ actress Pamela Anderson, and bassist Nikki Sixx, who as soon as guess with Tommy on who might go the longest time with out showering whereas nonetheless sleeping with groupies.
Nikki, 64, informed the Each day Categorical: “When ‘The Filth’ movie got here out, youthful music followers had solely type of heard who Mötley Crüe have been.
“When these youngsters noticed the film, they went: ‘Holy s***! They don’t make bands like that anymore!’
“There are nonetheless loads of youngsters who love rock’n’roll who’re discovering traditional rock like us, Weapons N’ Roses and Metallica.”
After years of debauchery within the 80s, Nikki has received clear and lives a quietl life in Wyoming together with his mannequin spouse Courtney Bingham, and their three-year-old daughter Ruby.
The bassist mentioned: “I’ve been sober for a very long time. After seeing ‘The Filth’, some folks inform me: ‘Oh man, it’s so nice that you’ve got lastly received your life collectively.’ That’s a incredible sentiment, however ‘lastly’ was a very long time in the past.
“Staying sober isn’t tough. I attempt to bear in mind who I’m each day as a human being, not as a rock star.
“I attempt to be the very best model of myself, as a husband, a father, a bandleader, a author. Sobriety comes earlier than the rest in my life.
“If I exploit medication or alcohol, I’ll lose my household, my band, my home, my monetary safety. If I exploit medication or alcohol, I’ll lose every part, so there’s nothing extra essential to me.”
