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'''M[[Heavy Metal Umlaut|ö]]tley Cr[[Heavy Metal Umlaut|ü]]e''' is a [[Hard Rock]]/[[Hair Metal]] band formed in and popular in [[The Eighties]] by drummer Tommy Lee and bassist Nikki Sixx, joined by guitarist Mick Mars and lastly by singer Vince Neil. Like most of their contemporaries from the Glam era, they were probably more well known for their [[Sex, Drugs and Rock Andand Roll|sleazy, sordid antics]] than their music: during their first tour in Canada they were banned from Edmonton for carrying "dangerous weapons" (their stage spikes) and "indecent material" (Neil's porn) though customs, got accused of a bomb threat and threw a TV out the window of their hotel (all publicity stunts). They rose to international fame on the release of ''Shout At The Devil'', ''Theater of Pain'' and ''Girls, Girls, Girls'', receiving heavy rotation on [[MTV]] and selling millions of copies. Sixx has overdosed on heroin over a dozen times, [[Only Mostly Dead|three times near-fatal]] (the first of these in which he was [[Back Fromfrom the Dead|declared dead for a minute]], inspired the song ''Kickstart My Heart'').

In 1999, Lee left to pursue a solo career. His replacement, Randy Castillo recorded ''New Tattoo'' with the band before dying of cancer while on tour, and with no replacement set, they went into hiatus. During this time, they released an autobiography, ''The Dirt'', Lee started the [[Nu Metal-metal]] band Methods of Mayhem and married Pamela Anderson (divorced and re-married multiple times), Neil toured as an on-and-off solo artist, Sixx played in several other bands and Mars [[Reclusive Artist|went into recluse]] due to his inflammatory spinal arthritis <ref>Ankylosing Spondylitis for the curious</ref>.

Since 2005, the band announced their reunion tour, has co-headlining with [[Aerosmith (Music)|Aerosmith]] in 2006 (a true [[Irony]], see below), and has run a small circuit in Europe. The group released their [[He's Back|return-to-form]] album ''Saints of Los Angeles'' in 2008, for which they received a Grammy nomination for the title track. They started their personal summer tour ''Crüe Fest'' with Buckcherry, Papa Roach, Trapt and Sixx:A.M. (Sixx's side-project) opening, becoming the most successful festival of the summer. ''Crüe Fest 2'' featured Theory of a Deadman, [[Drowning Pool]], Charm City Devils and Godsmack (Godsmack singer Sully Erna appeared in the Crüe video for White Trash Circus). Although there are plans to turn their 2001 autobiography ''The Dirt'' into a feature film, the project has been stuck in [[Development Hell]] for several years.

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* [[Back Fromfrom the Dead]]: Er, kinda.... Sixx was declared dead for two minutes after overdosing on heroin in the 80s, only to be revived by two adrenaline shots to the heart. Then he wrote "Kickstart My Heart" about the incident.

* [[Canon Dis ContinuityDiscontinuity]]: The fans of the band, and even the band members themselves, like to pretend that the self-titled 1994 album, ''Generation Swine'', and ''New Tattoo'' never happened.

* [[Cover Version]]: Better known are "Helter Skelter" ([[The Beatles (band)|The Beatles]]) in ''Shout at the Devil'', "Jailhouse Rock" ([[Elvis Presley]]) as an extra track in ''Girls Girls Girls'', "Anarchy in the UK" ([[Sex Pistols]]) in ''Demonic and Supersonic'' (later live in ''Carnival of Sins''),"White Punks on Dope" (The Tubes) in ''New Tattoo'', and "Smokin' in the Boys Room" (Brownsville Station) in ''Theatre of Pain''.

* [[Dude Looks Like a Lady]]: [[Aerosmith (Music)|Aerosmith]] was inspired by their high heels, teased hair and heavy make-up (and their constant use of the word "Dude") to write the [[Trope Namers/Music|Trope Namer]], specifically about Vince Neil. [[media:motley-crue-dudes-look-like-ladys.jpg|They were right, you know]].

* [[Gallows Humor]]: See [[Motley Crue (Music)/YMMV|YMMV entry]].

* [[Intercourse Withwith You]]: Their love of groupies and strip clubs have always been a strong theme in their lyrics (and [[A Party - Also Known Asas an Orgy|everything else they do]]).

* [[Rated "M" for Manly]]: Take away [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|the outfits]] (which they've abandoned) and it's guy music.

* [[Sex, Drugs and Rock Andand Roll]]: The Crue were infamous for their backstage antics and the debauchery of their personal lives. In the band's autobiography ''The Dirt'' Nikki Sixx even admits that during the 1980s they were trying to establish a reputation as the wildest and most out-of-control rock band on the planet. In order to accomplish this they drank heavily, did every drug they could find, and had sex with every groupie in sight. But after Nikki died of a heroin overdose (thankfully a paramedic was able to revive him via two adrenaline shots to the heart) the band's management convinced them to enter rehab and sober up.

* [[Shot to Thethe Heart]]: The song "Kickstart My Heart" was supposedly inspired by Nikki being revived by an adrenaline shot to the heart after almost dying of a heroin overdose.

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