John 5 of Motley Crue reveals the first text He got from Mick Mars
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John 5 appeared recently on Eddie “I Know Everybody” Trunk sirius xm show to talk about his time so far in Motley Crue and revealed what former guitarist mick mars texted him when he was announced as the band’s new guitarist.
Prior to joining Motley Crue, John 5 had been the long time guitarist for Rob Zombie and told Trunk he had a longstanding relationship with the guys from Motley Crue stating “Ive been friends with Nikki and Tommy for ever… I'm so close to Nikki. We talk probably 80 times a day for a decade. We've done so much work together — we worked on the Meatloaf song together "The Monster Is Loose," Sixx: A.M. of course, L.A. Rats, The Dirt [biopic soundtrack]... other than music, we're just always around. He was the best man at my wedding. We always go to the mall and ride bikes and just do total normal stuff."
The guitarist would go on to reveal that Rob Zombie and Motley Crue were on the road at the same time, but after both groups got off the road, he was playing with his John 5 and the Creatures shows and it was at that time all the drama with Mick Mars and Motley Crue was going on. John 5 would go on to add They were off tour and I was still doing some shows and Nikki called and said, 'Listen, Mick is going to retire and we have these obligations from Live Nation — we have South America booked, we have Europe booked... do you want to come on board?'"
His answer was, "Absolutely."
But the guitarist still had to go tell Rob Zombie the news, telling Trunk "I talked to Rob and he understood. Rob is a smart, rational person. He wasn't psyched, but he understood. I think that was amazing of him and he was just like, 'Go got 'em.' He was fine about it. They got [Mike] Riggs, who I think is a great, great addition," adding that there is no bad blood between himself and Zombie.
He would also address the rumors that the band plays to a backing track telling Trunk
"Do you really think that we would put a mistake on a track or something? No, it's crazy. It's so crazy, but 100 percent he plays every single note on there. Just listen to the shows before you make these statements, because you'll hear mess-ups and that's what rock 'n' roll is."


"Yes, we do rely on technology for backup vocals, for intros, for outros, sirens, horn hits, things like that. Of course, they've been doing that since Dr. Feelgood. I'm not saying we don't rely on technology for things like that. Backups, intros, outros, things that we can't replicate ourselves. But me, Nikki, Tommy [Lee] and Vince [Neil], we're all live up there."
John 5 would add about the first text he received from Mick Mars telling “Junk in The Trunk” When I was announced as the guitar player, he was one of the very first texts that I got and he said, 'You're going to kill it.' It's good. It's not like it's some stranger coming in. We have a great respect for each other