Mötley Crüe won’t be inducted into the Rock and Rock Hall of Fame any time in the near future. Or, at least, that’s what frontman Vince Neil seems to think.
The heavy metal band has been eligible since 2007 but has yet to receive a nomination though this hasn’t stopped fans from hoping and advocating for them.
During a recent WMMR Philadelphia interview which featured Neil and drummer Tommy Lee, Neil said they would “probably be dead” when they get inducted.
However, Lee had more mixed feelings toward being inducted.
“It’s weird. It’s one of those things where you’re, like, ‘Oh, that would be so f------ rad,’” Lee said in the radio interview. “And then, it’s a weird double-edged thing. Because at one point it was like, ‘Whoa, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.’ And then, over the years, there’s been a bunch of people getting inducted into it that – I don’t know – sometimes you’re like, ‘Huh? How’s that possible?’ or ‘I’m not sure that this quite fits’ or whatever. And so then you go, you’re like, ‘Yeah, maybe it’s not that cool.’ But if the fans think it’s cool, then it’s cool.”
Earlier this year, Lee after underwent major surgery for his hand due to suffering from carpal tunnel issues, and a condition called Dupuytren’s contracture, an abnormal thickening of the tissues in the palm of the hand, that causes one or more fingers to be stuck in a flexed position.
The interview with Lee and Neil comes shortly after Neil recently revealed on an appearance of “Outsider” podcast that he still hates Mötley Crüe’s 1997 album “Generation Swine” even 25 years after its debut.
“I hated that record. I still hate that record,” Neil said during the interview. “(There are) no good songs on it. And I told ‘em, I go, ‘This record sucks.’ ‘No. We love it. We love it.’”
The album had marked Neil’s return to the band after a five-year absence after he replaced John Corabi who originally had been tapped to record the lead vocals. The album ended up not reaching platinum sales and has been referred to from music critics as a creative low for the band. Previously, when guitarist Mick Mars was asked what his favorite Mötley Crüe album was, his response was: “All of them. Except for ‘Generation Swine.’”
Mötley Crüe released their new song “Dogs of War” last week which is the first since Mars was replaced with John 5 on guitar.
The band will be going on tour starting next month and will play at Atlantic City’s Hard Rock Hotel Casino Friday and Saturday.
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