Steel Panther's Michael Starr On Mötley Crüe Reunion: 'I Knew It Was Comin' – BLABBERMOUTH.NET, Google News

STEEL PANTHERsingerMichael Starrhas commented on the report thatMÖTLEY CRÜEwill reunite for a stadium tour withDEF LEPPARDand (POISON) in 2020.CRÜEfans who shelled out for the band’s 2014 / 2015 “farewell” tour were led to believe that the group would never return after playing its final show on December 2015 at the Forum in Los Angeles. The band touted the signing of a pre-tour “cessation of touring” agreement as cementing the fact it truly was the end ofCRÜE‘s life on the road.

On Monday (November 18),CRÜEposted a video withMachine Gun Kelly, who portrayedTommy Leein the band’s biopic“The Dirt”, explaining that due to the band “becoming more popular than ever” and “gaining an entirely new legion of fans” in the four years they’ve been off the road, the band felt the need to blow up their previous contract in order to come out of retirement.

Speaking toThe Front Row Report,Starrstated aboutCRÜE‘s return hear audio below): “I knew it was comin ‘. I knew right when they signed it six years ago that this was going to happen down the road. It’s just the way it is. They are too iconic of a band just to go away and never play again. Even when I heard the news [they were calling it quits], I was, like, ‘Really? Don’t do that. That sucks.’ I would understand taking a break, but… I don’t know, man. I’m not in their position. They’ve been rocking big time for 30, (years.)

“I’ve gotta be honest with you, man,” he continued. “I’m glad that they’re coming back. And I’m glad they’re touring withDEFandPOISON. It’s gonna be an epic tour that will get everyone excited about rock and roll and heavy metal again. And it’s important. That’s what we are trying to do.

“I don’t know if people realize this, butMÖTLEY CRÜEretired and we kept going.We are not stopping trying to bring heavy metal back.And now, look – they’re back.I’m not gonna say it’s because of us. I’m just saying that we… Fuck, yeah, it’s because of us. We’re bringing heavy metal back. “

Starr‘s comments come just a month after a war of words betweenSTEEL PANTHERandMÖTLEY CRÜEbroke out whenStarrandPANTHERdrummerStix Zadiniawere asked in a recent interview which musician from the past they would like to bring back.Starrreplied, “I’d bring backVince Neil, “andZadiniachimed in, “He’s not dead.”Starrpressed on, saying: “I ‘ d bring backVince Neilfrom back in the day because that guy is dead. “

After news ofSTEEL PANTHER‘s comments made the rounds,MÖTLEY CRÜEbassistNikki Sixxtweeted: “The singer inSteal Panther[sic] can go fuck himself… wanna-be band putting downVince Neil? ” One fan then pointed out thatSTEEL PANTHERsometimes playsMÖTLEY CRÜEsongs during its concerts, to whichSixxreplied, “That’s why they are assholes. Backstabbers. “

This was not the first time members ofSTEEL PANTHERandMÖTLEY CRÜEhave traded barbs. In 2017,Zadiniasaid that his band “really felt unwelcome” during its tour withMÖTLEY CRÜEseveral years ago. The drummer, whose real name isDarren Leader, toldMusic Life Magazine: “[MÖTLEY CRÜEmembers]Tommy LeeandNikki Sixxdid not like it when we went on tour with them in 2011. And that was the only time that we really felt unwelcome. The thing with those guys is I think they thought we were actually making fun of them directly. because nothing that we do has anything to do with them directly. But we ended up doing the tour and it went off great and everything was totally fine, “he said, adding that it was a European tour and thatDEF LEPPARDwas actually the top-billed band on the jaunt.

Sixxtold Australia’sMusic Feedsin 2016 that he didnt care forSTEEL PANTHER‘s music. “You know, it’s not my thing,” he said. “That’s just me personally. I don’t know. It doesn’t feel… I guess a lot of people think it’s funny and they’re kind of a joke band and that’s cool. But that’s not my cup of tea. of take my music a little more seriously. “

Back in June 2015,Starrrevealed in an interview thatLee“was pretty upset over the fact we poked fun atVince Neil. He didn’t like it. He just thinks we’re just a joke, like a stupid joke band that shouldn’t be playing with them. But all their fans like us. “

Starradded that members ofMÖTLEY CRÜEsimply “take themselves a little too serious,” except forVince Neil, who “totally loves it.”

“You know, he told me, ‘Hey,Michael, when we retire, you can have all our fans, ‘”Starrsaid.

Last year,STEEL PANTHERguitaristSatchelacknowledged that not everyone is a fan of his group’s over-the-top, juvenile sex-and-drugs schtick. “There are bands that hate our guts,” he toldMeltdownof theWRIFradio station . “We did a tour a few years ago withDEF LEPPARDandMÖTLEY CRÜE. DEF LEPPARD, they got us on the tour, and it was an arena tour in the UK And they love us – they were so nice and so cool. AndMÖTLEY CRÜEwas on the tour, and they hated us. They wanted to kill us – every night they wanted to kill us. They talked to us, like, once the whole AndTommy Leeand I, we just got into it – we butted heads a lot. ‘CauseTommy Lee… I don’t know why he hates us so much. Listen, I extended the olive branch. I wanted to be friends with them. I think some people feel threatened. I think maybeTommy Leefeels like we’re poking fun at him personally. we’re just having fun… And someday maybeMÖTLEY CRÜEwill be our friends, but I thinkTommy Leewould love it if one of us got hit by a bus. “