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Los Angeles, United States (1981 – present)

Mötley Crüe is an American / band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. The band was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil. Mötley Crüe has sold more than 80 million album copies worldwide, including 25 million in the U.S.

The band members have often been noted for their hard-living lifestyles; all members have had numerous brushes with the law, have spent time in jail, have suffered long addictions to alcohol and drugs, have had countless escapades with women, and are heavily tattooed. Their ninth studio album entitled Saints of Los Angeles was released on June 24, 2008, while a film adaptation of their best-selling autobiography The Dirt is due to be released in 2011.

Mötley Crüe was formed on January 17, 1981 when bass guitarist Nikki Sixx left the band London and began rehearsing with drummer Tommy Lee and vocalist/guitarist Greg Leon. Lee had worked previously with Leon in a band called Suite 19 and the trio practiced together for some time with Leon eventually deciding not to continue. The bassist and drummer then began a search for new members. Sixx and Lee soon met guitarist Bob “Mick Mars” Deal. Mars was quickly auditioned and subsequently hired by Sixx and Lee. The newly formed band did not yet have a name. While trying to find a suitable name, Mars remembered an incident which occurred when he was playing with a band called White Horse, when one of the other band members called the group “a motley looking crew.
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  • Shout At The Devil
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  • Dr. Feelgood
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  • Greatest Hits
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  • Too Fast For Love
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  • miyavista

    POYIM@ You're shit. If you don't like the Crüe, fuck you

    6 hours ago
  • Rubberbandman16

    I'll take Shout At The Devil, thn Dr. Feelgood, thn Theatre Of Pain

    18 hours ago
  • TheJudasMaster

    Dr. Feelgood is their best followed by Shout At the Devil.

    yesterday morning
  • POYIM

    Shit Band.

    Saturday evening
  • AndreSixString

    1600 execuções, rumo a 2.000! Mick Mars is one of the best guitarrists of all the times!

    Thursday evening
  • alfonzoloya

    Mötley Crüe isn't a bad album.

    Thursday evening
  • CindyWhitesnake

    I'm on my way ... Together with Mötley Crüe *.*

    Tuesday afternoon
  • Opeth_MAYH

    @Opeth_MAYH If you don't like the Crüe, fuck you <3. [2]

    last week
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Big Announcement This Week

29 Nov 2011 | from www.motley.com/news/

Big announcement coming later this week...tune in to Piers Morgan Tonight on CNN Thursday and Friday night 9PM Eastern/6PM Pacific to see it! Until then...we're revealing some clues. Here's the first one...check back tomorrow for the next …

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