r/MotleyCrue

Here I am meeting the whole Mötley Crüe band back on July 23, 2014, during their final tour. Before I talk about meeting the whole band, though, I should mention that I had actually met Nikki Sixx twice before. The first time was on July 30, 2009, at the same Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. I was in the audience waiting for the show to start. This was during the Crüefest event, a series of performances by other bands before Mötley Crüe took the stage. As I was watching whichever band was performing, I noticed a crowd gathering near the area where they control the sound mixing board and other concert equipment. Curious, I decided to walk over and see what all the fuss was about. A few moments later, I realized it was Nikki Sixx himself hanging out with fans and crew members. I had the chance to get him to autograph my ticket stub—a simple piece of printed paper—and I even took a selfie with him, which was pretty cool. Later, as more and more people started posting their memories and selfies online, I wanted to jump in and share mine too. But when I went to post the selfie of me and Nikki, my ancient, fossilized gold flip phone had somehow lost the picture. It was incredibly disappointing. The good news was that I still had his autograph. Then in 2014, I heard that Mötley Crüe was performing together as a band for the very last time on their Final Tour. When I learned they were coming back to the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, I knew I had to meet the whole band—and Nikki Sixx—one last time. This time, I made sure the memory was properly captured and safely stored in my phone. I have two favorite photos from that day. In the first one, I’m with most of the band. Many people wonder why Tommy Lee isn’t in the photograph. The reason was due to the “circumstances” surrounding the high prices of the VIP packages (which went up to $899+ for meet-and-greet tiers). Tommy was uncomfortable with fans having to pay premium amounts specifically to meet the band, viewing it as contrary to genuine fan interactions. He emphasized that this wasn’t about disliking fans—he was open to casual encounters—but he opposed the paid, structured format. In the second photograph, Vince Neil is autographing a piece of fan art that I drew of him as a cartoon. He absolutely loved it! I gave him a copy, and he, along with the other band members, kindly autographed items for me in return. Now I’ll never lose those photographs again. I still share them on social media as the one and only memories I have of meeting the band (minus Tommy), including the legend Nikki Sixx himself!

For me, Too Fast For Love is still their masterpiece.

But Shout, Girls and Dr. Feelgood are also A-level as well IMO.

yup, crabs and juan cinco included