JOHN 5 says another new MÖTLEY CRÜE song is coming very soon: I'm really excited
16-08-2024
During an appearance on the August 14 episode of SiriusXM‘s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk”, MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist John 5, who joined the band in late 2022 as the replacement for founding guitarist Mick Mars, was asked if he has changed his approach at all since he first started playing with CRÜE, particularly as it relates to his equipment and the way he plays he band’s classic songs. He responded: “Actually, that’s a great question. And yes, I have changed my amplification. I’m now using EVH amps. ‘Cause I really am in tune with… Me and our soundman, we talk and we tried out a bunch of heads and things like that. And I just never wanna stop trying to improve, improve, improve, improve. And that’s how I’ve always been since I was a kid. So, yeah, I am using EVH amps now and just trying to evolve as much as possible and just reach for that perfection beyond perfection for me. I love it. I love it. I’m having a blast.”
Asked if he has made any suggestions to the other members of CRÜE with regard to the setlist, John 5 said: “Oh my god, yeah. I do that all the time. And it’s cool. We’re doing ‘On With The Show’ now, and I love‘On With The Show’. It’s so cool. But, yeah, I’m saying things all the time, like, ‘Ten Seconds To Love’ or ‘Bastard’ or anything like that, man. It’s so important to me. I love those songs. I love all those songs, all the records.”
John 5 also talked about CRÜE releasing more new music, having previously put out the song “Dogs Of War” in April. He said: “Yeah, actually, that’s gonna be coming very soon. Actually, coming very, very soon. There’s gonna be some announcements coming up very soon, and I can’t really spill the beans now, but it is coming, baby. It is coming.”
Asked if the next piece of music to come from CRÜE will be another original song, John 5 said: “Yes. Yeah. And it’s so cool. It reminds me of… It’s just like a little old AEROSMITH. I don’t know. It’s just that MÖTLEY cool riff. And Nikki (Sixx, MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist and main songwriter) is just amazing with that melody and all that stuff. He’s just incredible with those lyrics and melodies. So I’m really excited for the song to come out. I think people are going to super, super dig it.”
MÖTLEY CRÜE has recently released the official music video for its new single, “Dogs Of War”. The track was made available via MÖTLEY CRÜE‘s new deal with Nashville’s Big Machine Records. Created by Nick DenBoer, the visual features the rowdy quartet in an apocalyptic wasteland, full of classic CRÜE debauchery.
Watch “Dogs Of War” below.
“It’s always great getting back in the studio with the guys in the band,” CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx says. “We know you’re gonna like this one.”
Bob Rock, who produced the new single, as well as MÖTLEY CRÜE‘s famed 1989 album “Dr. Feelgood”, adds: “Working with the band on the new song was the easiest session I have ever had with them… The CRÜE is the best they have ever been! And they have plenty of new stuff in store.”
“We want to keep putting out new music, too, so we don’t get stagnant,” CRÜE singer Vince Neil told Billboard. “We recorded ‘(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!)’ by the BEASTIE BOYS and we recorded this song, too, and I thought it turned out pretty good.
“There’ll definitely be new music out next year, for sure,” Neil added, “’cause we recorded a couple of other songs, too. Maybe we’ll release one of those by the end of the year, but I can’t say. But we want to keep putting out new music — not, maybe, an album but a few songs here, a few songs there, and that’s good.”
Neil described “Dogs Of War” as “like old school meets new school. It’s got that old-school vibe about it, but it’s new music. Nikki came up with it and he sent me the music and I thought it was really cool. So I started singing it and we got in the studio and it turned into the song I think the fans are really gonna like it.”
MÖTLEY CRÜE‘s new deal with Big Machine Records sees the band working together again after making the 2014 project “Nashville Outlaws: A Tribute To Mötley Crüe”, which featured CRÜE tracks covered by country stars RASCAL FLATTS, FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE, Darius Rucker and more. Big Machine also partnered with MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist John 5 for the release of his 2021 album “Sinner”.
MÖTLEY CRÜE‘s last studio album was 2008’s “Saints Of Los Angeles”, which was followed by a 2009 “Greatest Hits” compilation.
In 2018, MÖTLEY CRÜE recorded four new songs for “The Dirt” movie, including the single “The Dirt (Est. 1981) (Feat. Machine Gun Kelly)”, “Ride With The Devil”, “Crash And Burn” and the band’s own spin on Madonna‘s “Like A Virgin”.
“‘The Dirt’ movie got us a whole new generation of fans,” Neil said. “We want to keep putting new music out. We don’t want to stagnate.”
“We self-released ‘Too Fast For Love’ on our own Leathür Records label,” Neil added of the band’s 1981 debut. “It cost $3,000 to make and was done in three days. It was a glorified demo tape, but we were the record label until we got signed by Elektra. We haven’t been on a record label for 20 years. But Scott shares our philosophy and he’s a brilliant guy.”
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