Amid his ongoing legal battle with the remaining Mötley Crüe members, Mick Mars recently sat down with Rolling Stone for an interview and said that he is determined to protect his own legacy after years of ‘covering’ for the band.
Although Mötley Crüe claimed that Mars struggled to recall the songs or perform them correctly before his departure, the guitarist opposed it, saying:
“When they wanted to get high and f*ck everything up, I covered for them. Now they’re trying to take my legacy away, my part of Mötley Crüe, my ownership of the name, the brand. How can you fire Mr. Heinz from Heinz ketchup? He owns it.”
He then continued by suggesting how his bandmates wanted him out to keep profiting from his legacy:
“Frank Sinatra’s or Jimi Hendrix’s legacy goes on forever, and their heirs continue to profit from it. They’re trying to take that away from me. I’m not going to let them.”
In response to Mick’s lawsuit, Nikki Sixx had also said in a tweet in April that he felt sad after years of ‘propping Mars up,’ which received backlash from the band’s fans. The bassist wrote:
“Sad day for us, and we don’t deserve this considering how many years we’ve been propping him up-We still wish him the best and hope he finds lawyers and managers who aren’t damaging him. We love you, Mick.”
Later on, this issue remained hot as an in-ear monitor recording of Mars from last year’s Stadium Tour was leaked online. It featured his performances of the songs’ Girls, Girls, Girls,’ ‘Primal Scream,’ and ‘Kickstart My Heart.’ Before that, John Corabi and Carmine Appice had also claimed that the guitarist was unhappy about using backing tracks during live shows.
