“Music will always be my life but the road is old”: Nikki Sixx thinks being a rock star is “overrated”
After decades of leather, eyeliner, and world tours, Nikki Sixx has decided being a rock star isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
The Mötley Crüe bassist recently took to social media to share his outlook on the future, including how the whole rock star schtick is now “overrated”.
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“Looking forward to these 10 shows with Motley but also extremely excited about all the other projects I have planned for the future not involving being in a band,” Sixx reportedly wrote, according to Ultimate Classic Rock.
The 66-year-old explained that while he still loves performing the band’s catalogue, his priorities have shifted.
“Love playing the songs and honestly most of them are very personal to me but being on the road is not for me for too much longer,” Sixx said. “I have a six-year-old girl to raise and five wonderful older kids and a granddaughter to spend time with.”
The ten shows Sixx referred to are Mötley Crüe’s rescheduled Las Vegas residency, originally slated for March and April this year but pushed back so singer Vince Neil could recover from a medical procedure. The new dates will now run between September to October at Dolby Live at Park MGM.
But while the Crüe still have plenty of unfinished business, Sixx insists the road is no longer central to his life.
“The good news is all these new projects all involve music,” he wrote. “Music will always be my life but the road is old. Being a rockstar is overrated. Being a creative is where it’s at. The future is exciting and the past was a blast.”
Speaking of the past, Mötley Crüe’s upcoming compilation album From the Beginning is scheduled for release on 12 September. The record features a selection of the band’s biggest hits, plus a fresh remix of their 1985 classic Home Sweet Home featuring Dolly Parton.
Check out the full list of rescheduled Las Vegas residency dates at the Mötley Crüe website.
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