Motley Crue

by Carl Wiser

Mötley Crüe went out in glorious extravagance. Their last show took place on New Year's Eve, 2015 in what looked like a combination of Space Mountain and Backdraft. Nikki Sixx had a flamethrower attached to his bass; Vince Neil went up in a cherrypicker; Tommy Lee rode his drum kit into the audience on a roller coaster (in trüe Spinal Tap fashion, it didn't go as planned).

Driven by a fear of playing state fairs or nostalgia shows, they signed a legal document - a "cessation of touring agreement" - that prevents them from ever touring again.

The final show on the Final Tour is captured on the DVD Mötley Crüe: The End - Live In Los Angeles. In the bonus feature interviews, every band member agrees that they never should have made it this far considering their history of reckless debauchery. They took rock and roll excess to a new level, perfecting the art of hotel room trashing and finding new, more destructive forms of drug abuse.

A typical story goes like this: Nikki Sixx was declared clinically dead after suffering a heroin-induced heart attack. That one's true - it inspired "Kickstart My Heart." We came up with 10 more Crüe facts that may be fiction. See if you can spot the fakes.

More Fact or Fiction

Comments: 16

  • Cruehead69 from @cruehead69Love this fact or fiction, love anything about The Crue!
  • Jack Hamilton from New ZealandPerfect score
  • Cary From Peeblespub from Rock Hill, ScMissed one and I'm pi$$ed about it! Fun test, thanks for this!
  • Chris from Mexico, MissouriMissed one! All those years of reading "Circus" magazine paid off finally!
  • Steve Stuart from IndianapolisPerfect score! If only Crueology was a subject in school...
  • Wezza from Leeds3 Wrong And Im Not Even Into Rock Music Or Mutley Cruh lol
  • Nj. Roarke from Ct UsaDoes anyone know Nikki Sixx's real first name is Frank?
  • Larry G from Lancaster ScGood trivia
  • Snickers5150 from OhioPerfect Score! I got lucky on a couple of them.
  • Don Cipolla from Kc2 wrong oh well
  • Mad Poet from PittsburghI got the part wrong about Vince's leaked videotape
  • David Ivy from Sao Paulo BrazilAlmost!!
  • Rj from OregonSame! The last one got me.
  • Gregory Alan from OhioOnly missed the last one
  • Matthew from Tx Perfect
  • Zabo from Pgh, Pa.I missed the last one. Almost perfect. Motley Crue all day all night!
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