Longtime Motley Crue guitarist Mick Mars will launch his long-awaited debut solo music this month.
Radio host Eddie Trunk introduced that he’ll premiere Mars’ first solo music on his Trunk Nation present on Oct. 30. Mars will be a part of him for an interview the next day.
Trunk’s announcement got here shortly after Mars shared a teaser on his social media. The guitarist posted a five-second video on X that stated “Counting down 13 days” with the straightforward caption “13.” (He adopted it up on Thursday with the same publish that stated “12.”) Mars shared the primary video on Oct. 18, which implies the countdown will finish on Halloween.
Mick Mars’ Solo Album Particulars
Mars has been teasing a solo album for years. In 2016, he launched samples of two songs that includes short-lived Motley Crue singer John Corabi, although Mars later stated that the collaboration “went away.”
In 2019, Mars stated he was within the early phases of recording his solo undertaking however was nonetheless trying to find a singer. He additionally name-dropped a shocking affect. “I wish to have just a few completely different singers — completely different sounds, however musician singers. That is gonna sound loopy — like with the Beatles. The three guys sang all these harmonies, and you might have John [Lennon] sing on a tune, or Ringo [Starr], or whoever. However that sort of a factor is sort of what I am going for.”
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Mars’ solo debut lastly appeared to be nearing completion in 2023. In June, Mars revealed that the album can be known as One other Facet of Mars and named a handful of tracks, together with “Damaged on the Inside,” “Alone,” “Lonely in Your Grave,” “Loyal to the Lie,” “Decay,” “Concern,” “Reminiscences” and “Erased.”
He additionally slyly prompt that one tune was about his Motley Crue bandmates. “This can be a tune I wrote known as ‘Killing Breed,’” he stated. “It’s about narcissists that hold you pinned down and make you’re feeling loopy.”
Mick Mars’ Motley Crue Dispute
Mars has been embroiled in a lawsuit and public disagreement in opposition to his Motley Crue bandmates for a lot of 2023. The guitarist, who retired from touring final yr, claimed his bandmates try to totally take away him from the group and withhold future earnings that he’s owed. Mars additionally accused his bandmates of faking their elements through the 2022 Stadium Tour whereas concurrently criticizing his enjoying for years.
The band, in flip, known as Mars’ lawsuit “unlucky and utterly off-base” and claimed he had been “manipulated by his supervisor and lawyer.” Motley Crue additionally vehemently denied accusations of onstage fakery, including, “Motley Crue at all times performs its songs reside however over the last tour Mick struggled to recollect chords, performed the improper songs and made fixed errors which led to his departure from the band. There are a number of declarations from the band’s crew testifying to his decline.” Motley Crue just lately accomplished a world tour with co-headliners Def Leppard, with John 5 dealing with guitar duties.
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