Former MÖTLEY CRÜE producer Tom Werman says that he’s in Mick Mars‘s “nook” relating to the guitarist’s authorized dispute together with his bandmates over the group’s ongoing tour.

When Mars, a co-founding member of MÖTLEY CRÜE, introduced his retirement from touring with the group in October 2022 because of worsening well being points, he maintained that he would stay a member of the band, with John 5 taking his place on the highway. Nevertheless, he has since filed a lawsuit in opposition to the band saying that, after his announcement, the remainder of CRÜE tried to take away him as a big stakeholder within the group’s company and enterprise holdings by way of a shareholders’ assembly.

Particularly, Mars claims he was requested to signal a severance settlement that may divest him of his 25 % stake within the band’s numerous enterprise pursuits in return for a 5 % stake within the band’s 2023 tour. This stake, the lawsuit alleges, could be decreased to 0 % for future excursions. Mick claims CRÜE‘s administration later upped the provide from 5 % to a 7.5 % stake within the band’s 2023 tour, which might stay contingent on Mars divesting himself from the band and their companies. When Mars refused to signal the papers, the band took the dispute to arbitration “somewhat than a public lawsuit in order that the general public wouldn’t concentrate on the deplorable method during which they handled their ‘brother’ of 41 years,” Mick claims within the lawsuit.

Werman, who produced three of MÖTLEY CRÜE‘s largest albums — “Shout At The Satan” (1983),“Theatre Of Ache” (1985) and “Women, Women, Women” (1987),weighed in on Mick‘s dispute together with his bandmates throughout an look on the newest episode of “The Chuck Shute Podcast”. He stated (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Effectively, [it’s] three in opposition to one. I actually do not know, however Nikki [Sixx, CRÜE bassist] and Tommy [Lee, CRÜE drummer], I feel, have the lion’s share of the curiosity within the band, the monetary curiosity.”

He continued: “Mick was my favourite man. We actually acquired alongside and labored very nicely collectively. He is an excellent man… He is a really respectable individual. The opposite three are considerably completely different. Not that they are that a lot worse, however their habits and observe report will not be what Mick‘s is. I am in his nook, however I actually do not know the information, so I should not actually make any judgment.”

Werman is selling his new ebook “Flip It Up! My Time Making Hit Data In The Glory Days Of Rock Music”, which is able to arrive on November 21 by way of Jawbone Press.

Again in 2008, Werman fired again at Sixx after Nikki responded to Werman‘s letter to The New York Instances calling Sixx‘s memoir, “The Heroin Diaries: A Yr In The Life Of A Shattered Rock Star”, “completely deluded” and “stunningly inaccurate.” Werman took subject with Sixx‘s claims that the bassist did all of the work within the studio on the CRÜE albums “Theatre Of Ache”, “Shout At The Satan” and “Women, Women, Women” whereas Werman chatted on the cellphone.

Werman additionally lashed out in 2004 at TWISTED SISTER over feedback the band made concerning his contributions to their breakthrough 1984 album, “Keep Hungry”.

The producer retired from music in 2002 and opened a mattress and breakfast in Massachusetts.

Again in 2021, Reservoir introduced the acquisition of Werman‘s producer catalog. The deal included 100% of Werman‘s producer rights for all of his works together with the No. 1 Billboard Sizzling 100 hit “Each Rose Has Its Thorn” by POISON.

Along with “Each Rose Has Its Thorn”, a few of Werman‘s productions embrace POISON‘s “Nothin’ However A Good Time”, TWISTED SISTER‘s “We’re Not Gonna Take It” and “I Wanna Rock” and CHEAP TRICK‘s “Give up”, amongst many others.