The estrangement between Mötley Crüe and their former guitarist Mick Mars continues to get messier. When Mars retired from touring attributable to his well being situation ankylosing spondylitis, the plan was that he would stay a member of the band. But he sued Mötley Crüe this week, claiming that they’d “unilaterally” kicked him out of the band and decreased his proportion of their earnings from 25% to five%.
“After the last tour, Mick publicly resigned from Mötley Crüe,” the band’s lawyer Sasha Frid instructed Variety. “Despite the fact that the band did not owe Mick anything — and with Mick owing the band millions in advances that he did not pay back — the band offered Mick a generous compensation package to honor his career with the band. Manipulated by his manager and lawyer, Mick refused and chose to file this ugly public lawsuit.”
Frid additionally stated that Mars can’t draw a distinction between retiring from touring and quitting the band as a result of at this part in Mötley Crüe historical past, “the band’s primary function is to tour and perform concerts,” and the band’s authorized staff offered statements from seven street crew members indicating Mars may now not bear in mind or execute his components.
Speaking to Variety, Mars responded, “I carried those bastards for years,” and questioned aloud whether or not any of the members may precisely reproduce all their components on demand. “Those guys have been hammering on me since ’87, trying to replace me,” Mars added. “They haven’t been able to do that, because I’m the guitar player. I helped form this band. It’s my name I came up with [the Mötley Crüe moniker], my ideas, my money that I had from a backer to start this band. It wouldn’t have gone anywhere.”
Mars continued:
The factor that they hold pushing, for a few years, is that I’ve a nasty reminiscence. And that’s full-blown, out-of-proportion crap. Around 2012, once they first began saying that my reminiscence was unhealthy and I didn’t bear in mind the songs, I got here house and noticed all my docs, as a result of I hold myself collectively, as a result of I’m an outdated bastard. They had all of the tenth Street folks there [from the band’s management] — in all probability about 5 – 6 folks — (versus) all my docs going: “There’s nothing wrong with him.” And now they’re nonetheless enjoying that recreation with me.