Rock Out with These 6 Wild and Crazy Fun Facts About Mötley Crüe!

1. 360-Degree Roller Coaster Drum Kit

Rocking out upside-down, drumsticks spinning like a wheel in the sky: In 2011, Motley Crue's Tommy Lee wowed audiences with a 360-degree roller coaster drum kit, spanning 40 feet and featuring a passenger seat for one lucky fan, before retiring it in 2013 and teasing even wilder stunts ahead.
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2. Sober Success with Dr. Feelgood

When the going gets tough, the tough get... sober? In a stellar example of an unlikely "party's over" scenario, Mötley Crüe waved goodbye to their substance-fueled past and embraced the clean life: In 1988, bandmates Nikki Sixx, Vince Neil, Mick Mars, and Tommy Lee entered rehab and group therapy to overcome their struggles with substance abuse. Their 1989 hit album "Dr. Feelgood" marked their sober rebirth, peaking at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, and unveiling a fresh sound that even included honky-tonk piano and horns. Far from a comedown, their commitment to sobriety took their live performances to new heights, proving that, sometimes, a lack of chemical assistance can be the ultimate high.
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3. Spite-Inspired Songwriting

When life hands you Jack Wagner, make Mötley Crüe songs: In a fascinating case of spite-inspired creativity, Mötley Crüe's "You're All I Need" was penned by bassist Nikki Sixx after suspecting his girlfriend of being unfaithful with the "All I Need" singer-actor Jack Wagner. Sixx went as far as playing his own version of "All I Need" for his girlfriend and hiring local bikers to threaten a beatdown on Wagner, who ended up with a broken knee, but not from the bikers' hands. The song's music video, which featured a gruesomely violent breakup, didn't make it past MTV's censors, but the album Girls, Girls, Girls still reached quadruple-platinum status.
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4. Vegas Residency Spectacle

When pigs fly or rather, felines meet pyrotechnics: Motley Crue's 12-show residency at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas from September 18 to October 6, 2013, promised a spectacle unlike any other, with fireworks, aerialists, special effects, and vixens, accompanied by hits like "Girls, Girls, Girls," "Dr. Feelgood," "Shout at the Devil," and "Home Sweet Home."
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5. Strip Club Inspiration

You can never have too many girlfriends or guitar riffs, especially when each shimmy and shake fuels your creative juices: It turns out that Motley Crue's anthem "Girls, Girls, Girls" was inspired by the band's hedonistic adventures in various Sunset Strip strip clubs, as drummer Tommy Lee admitted they were "going to strip clubs a lot" during that period. The song, released as a single in 1987, danced its way to number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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6. Umlauts and Beer Branding

Talk about a brew-tal inspiration: Mötley Crüe concocted their iconic rock n' roll moniker after chugging down Germany's Löwenbräu beer and deciding to incorporate umlauts into their band name as a nod to the beverage's logo.
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