MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has as soon as once more defined why he plans on turning his consideration to initiatives that do not contain lots of touring.
On Thursday (October 16),the 66-year-old musician, who spends a lot of his time in Wyoming the place he and his spouse, Courtney Sixx, are elevating six-year-old daughter Ruby, took to his social media to write down: “Please do not misconstrue my dedication and keenness for spending extra time with my 5 great children and granddaughter as something private or having a unfavourable tone in direction of my band. It is my final likelihood to be current. The thought of lacking all of the magic I missed with my older children can be heartbreaking to repeat that for Ruby and the entire household. Love my household at first however it’s all about steadiness.
“We’re having fun with a break from work earlier than heading into the 4th quarter work grind. Love and music ceaselessly.
“I do know you are gonna like what’s cooking for now and a few extra CRÜE reveals subsequent 12 months.”
Sixx beforehand stated that the street was not central to his life in a September 2025 social media put up, shared simply previous to the launch of MÖTLEY CRÜE‘s newest Las Vegas residency. Nikki wrote on the time: “Music will all the time be my life however the street is previous. Being a rockstar is overrated. Being a inventive is the place it is at. The long run is thrilling and the previous was a blast.”
He added: “Trying ahead to those 10 reveals with MÖTLEY but additionally extraordinarily enthusiastic about all the opposite initiatives I’ve deliberate for the longer term not involving being in a band.
“Love taking part in the songs and actually most of them are very private to me however being on the street isn’t for me for an excessive amount of longer. I’ve a six-year-old woman to boost and 5 great older children and a granddaughter to spend time with.
“The excellent news is all these new initiatives ALL contain music,” he wrote. “Music will all the time be my life however the street is previous. Being a rockstar is overrated. Being a inventive is the place it is at. The long run is thrilling and the previous was a blast.”
Again in June, Sixx elaborated on the character of a few of his non-MÖTLEY CRÜE initiatives, writing on social media: “These previous couple of years I have been creating lots of TV programming and animation (household leisure). Now we have some superb companions concerned on a number of ranges. That is simply one other extension for my creativity and most all the pieces may have authentic music too. Actually thrilling watching all of it come collectively.”
In Could, Sixx revealed that he had been on a “writing frenzy” with CINDERELLA drummer Fred Coury, who has scored quite a few tv reveals and movies, producing materials for an animation mission with Rob Minkoff, who labored on such classics as “The Lion King”, “Magnificence And The Beast” and “The Little Mermaid”.
“Stay up for sharing extra quickly,” Sixx stated then. “As a author it is actually juicing my creativity on all ranges.”
MÖTLEY CRÜE‘s newest Las Vegas residency launched on September 12 and at Dolby Dwell at Park MGM and ran by means of October 3. The reveals had initially been set for spring however had been rescheduled after frontman Vince Neil revealed he had suffered a stroke final Christmas.
The CRÜE‘s third Vegas residency was billed as a “tell-all present” that will “immerse the viewers within the band’s historical past, main throughout their record-breaking ‘Stadium Tour’.” They beforehand arrange store in Vegas in 2012 for “Mötley Crüe Takes On Sin Metropolis” and in 2013 for “Night In Hell”.
In October 2024, MÖTLEY CRÜE launched a brand new EP, “Cancelled”. Produced by Bob Rock, the EP marked the band’s first launch with Massive Machine and included three new tracks: High 5 Rock Radio hit “Canine Of Battle” a canopy of the BEASTIE BOYS‘ “Struggle For Your Proper” and the title observe, “Cancelled”.
John 5 joined MÖTLEY CRÜE within the fall of 2022 because the substitute for the band’s co-founding guitarist Mick Mars. Mick introduced his retirement from touring with MÖTLEY CRÜE in October 2022 because of worsening well being points.
Posted by Nikki Sixx on Thursday, October 16, 2025