Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee admits it was "really important" to make new music with new guitarist John 5. The 'Girls, Girls, Girls' hitmakers' longtime axe-slayer, Mick Mars, was shocked when Nikki Sixx, Vince Neil and Tommy issued a statement announcing he had resigned from the band entirely, when in fact, Mars claims he had retired from touring. The group – who have gone through a legal tussle with Mick – have moved on with their new guitarist and feel reborn after penning new tunes together with their regular producer Bob Rock.
Speaking to Japanese rock radio personality, Masa Ito, on TVK's Rock City, Tommy said: "Going to record was really important to us because during that tour (The Stadium Tour 2023), we felt all this new energy. Having John 5 in the band really, really inspired us to share with our fans what we're feeling. This new energy is like a rebirth in many ways, and so we started writing some music, and we were, like, 'Well, let's get Bob Rock (producer), let's go in and let's put this on tape and record it.
' The whole tour and having John in the band, all of it was very inspirational in getting us to share some new music with our fans, because, also, we're really strong believers in you're only as good as your last effort, and we hadn't recorded anything new in a while." Journalism for the curious Australian across politics, business, culture and opinion. In April, they released their first new music in five years, single 'Dogs Of War'.
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