Pop Quiz: Motley Crue

Pop Quiz: Motley Crue

Aidin Vaziri | Despite breaking up in an airport fistfight six years ago, the original members of Motley Crüe have reunited for an absurd, two-year arena tour. So far, singer Vince Neil, who recently had $70,000 worth of plastic surgery courtesy of VH1, is still at odds with drummer Tommy Lee. Guitarist Mick Mars is suffering from a genetic bone disease that is slowly fusing the joints in his body. And bassist Nikki Sixx is just glad to be alive after being declared legally dead no less than three times during the band's '80s heyday. We spoke with Neil.



Vince Neil of Motley Crüe
Q: Can you believe Motley Crüe sold out Madison Square Garden on this tour?
A: Yeah, I was pretty shocked. It could have gone either way. But I think it's the right time. Nobody does what we do with taking the visuals and making it a complete rock 'n' roll show with the really good songs. Nobody's done that in a long time.
Q: I thought you were going to have to drape off a bunch of empty seats at these big venues, or at least give free tickets to homeless people and dogs from the SPCA.
A: Well, it kind of didn't work out that way. I was shocked at the venues they decided to put us in, and I was really shocked that Madison Square Garden sold out in a day. It was very amazing. But the reason we got back together is because the fans wanted us to get back together.
Q: A year ago, you were playing these same exact songs on your own and you could barely sell out bars in strip malls. What changed?
A: I can sing these tunes the rest of my life, but when you get the four of us together, it's magical onstage. That's Motley Crüe.