Nikki Sixx的訪談~

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as title.... Rock and roll = sex, drugs and women. This is the image we've all grown to assume after years of bands crossing nearly every ethical and sensical line in the book. And dead center of the hedonistic world of 80s hair-metal, Nikki Sixx and Mötley Crüe epitomized the lifestyle. Yet, after years of playing sold out stadiums and after millions of records sold, Crue bassist Nikki Sixx isn't the rock and roll bastard you'd assume him to be. Instead, during a 30-minute interview with Twin Cities Metromix, Sixx debunked the myths of his legendary 27-year rock and roll career, giving us a different perspective on the world of arena rock. Now Sixx and Crue are back together and back on the road again after a nearly decade long hiatus. The band’s new album, "Saints of Los Angeles", harkens back to classic late-80s Crue, and the band has some heavy tour support from post-modern rockers Hinder, Theory of a Deadman and The Last Vegas. Motley Crue is amongst the top selling rock bands of all time. You've sold millions of records and still, to this day, sell out stadiums while on tour. You're kind of a rock star. Has that sunk in for you after 27 years in the business? Nikki: Dude, I do everything and anything to not be a rock star and just be an artist. I focus on artistry. I mean, yeah, we get compliments from bands, or artists who say they've been influenced by our music, and that's cool, but I don't focus on it. That's kind of like living in ego. I don't go there. I'm just another cat who plays some pieces of metal on a piece of wood. There's a lot of notoriety surrounding Mötley Crüe, and you specifically. The drugs, the girls, the arrests. Do you view that part of your career and life differently now that you're in your 50s? Nikki: That's just what we did. It'd be embarrassing to do that now. I don't do that now. I'm completely sober, don't drink, don't do drugs, nothing. To me that feels really good. I’m constantly being creative; writing, doing photography, running a record label. This is honestly who I am in 2009. Do you ever regret the things you did in Motley's heyday? You have kids now, are you open with them about how dad acted back then? Nikki: No, I don't regret it, but sure I have opinions on whether people should be doing what I did, or learn from my mistakes. I'm not an advice giver, but I do have opinions. You have to give them all the info and hope they make the right decisions. Forcing it on them is a mistake. It will only make them rebel. I tell them, "I'd hate to see you make the same mistakes I did". Your new album came out last June and is titled "Saints of Los Angeles". It's the first full-length Mötley Crüe album in nearly a decade. What was it like to get back into the studio with the band? Nikki: We were just writing good songs and recording songs. There's a big myth about the recording process, that you all come together and sit in a studio for 24 hours a day and just make music. It's just not like that, it's a big myth. It's super fucking easy. Songwriters write and bands play. I mean, our songs have changed and they haven't changed, but the one thing is, when we get in the studio and the band plays it still somehow sounds like Mötley Crüe. Mötley Crüe is on tour right now with Hinder, Theory of a Deadman and The Last Vegas. Tell me about the tour. Does it feel good to be on the road again? Nikki: Tonight's our third show, we're in Reno right now. It's been good, and we're still working out the kinks, which is funny for us 'cause we've played together for so long. On the first night, in Palm Springs, we had to stop playing "Livewire" midway through the song. We had to stop. We screwed up. We just looked at each other and laughed, then started it up again. I mean we've played that song thousands of times, but that's just the way the first few nights are, working out the kinks. The Last Vegas is a next-generation rock band. They're a great, raw, dirty little rock band. I like showing new bands to our fans and letting their fans see our music. You're on the road right now, heading to your next tour stop. What's on your iPod? What bands are you digging these days? Nikki: Man, that's a tough one. I guess, just start at the top, I've got Aerosmith and AC/DC, Average White Band, Bela Fleck, Sigur Ros, Snow Patrol. I'm really into tango – Argentine music, right now. I saw this great band when I was in Argentina this last year, it was like 7 accordions and 2 guitars. It felt like a horror movie soundtrack. I'm like anyone else, I've got a lot of music and musical tastes. You know, though, what I hate is when bands can't remember who they are. When they change their sound, like 'we can do anything we want'. That's not true. You have to play the sound you've made. http://twincities.metromix.com/music/article/nikki-sixx-never-too/941237/ content http://0rz.tw/lxR1t Nikki Sixx的訪談。蠻有趣的。:p -- I've got to keep breathing. Because tomorrow, the sun will rise. Who knows what the tide could bring? -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 118.166.80.205