In a new interview with Rock Daydream Nation, former Mötley Crüe rocker John Corabi revealed that he refused to sing one particular song during the band’s tour, and recalled getting into an argument with Nikki Sixx for it.
“I got into that was my first argument with Nikki. I said, ‘I am not singing ‘Girls Girls Girls.’ I won’t do it,'” he revealed. “He was like, ‘It’s one of our biggest hits.’ We got into an argument. Then Tommy intervened on my behalf and said, ‘Dude if he ain’t comfortable with it, he’s the one that’s got to sing it, so just pick something else. We don’t have to do that song every f*cking tour.'”
Sixx eventually agreed, and the band played different songs. “So we did ‘Wildside,’ we did ‘Shout at the Devil,’ we did ‘Home Sweet Home,’ ‘Primal Scream.’ I can’t remember what, ‘Live Wire.’ What else did we do? I can’t remember, it’s been so long. We did a little bit of that and a little bit of the new record and then we did a couple covers.”
Last year, Corabi explained how the band and he picked a setlist. “They kind of let me pick the old songs that I felt comfortable singing. So all the ones did were the ones that I liked.”
He once again noted that he refused to sing the hit song. “I did refuse to do ‘Girls Girls Girls.’ I’m like, ‘No. I know it was a big hit for you guys, but I’ve never really dug the concept.’ ‘Hey, Tommy! Look at her!’ Not me.”
Corabi replaced Vince Neil in 1992 and sang on the band’s 1994 self-titled album. Although it peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard 200, it didn’t do as well as their earlier albums, especially since 1989’s ‘Dr. Feelgood’ hit No. 1.
