In a current interview with Rolling Stone, Mick Mars, the famend guitarist of Motley Crue, revealed that he had minimal involvement within the band’s final three albums: Technology Swine (1997), New Tattoo (2000), and Saints of Los Angeles (2008). Mars mirrored on the gradual means of being marginalized within the decision-making course of, which started over 20 years in the past when the band reunited with vocalist Vince Neil.

Recalling the recording classes for Technology Swine, Mars expressed his frustration, stating that he felt ineffective and excluded from shaping the music. He claimed that the band deliberately suppressed his guitar sound, choosing a synthesizer-like high quality as a substitute. Mars lamented how his contributions had been typically erased, and different musicians could be introduced in to switch him. This sentiment was supported by former Motley Crue vocalist John Corabi, who talked about that Mars was subjected to disrespect and mock from bandmates Nikki Sixx and Tommy Lee, not solely concerning his musical enter but in addition his private life.

“I don’t assume there’s one notice that I performed,” Mars mentioned, referring to Technology Swine. “They didn’t need my guitar to sound like a guitar, principally. They wished it to sound like a synthesizer. I felt so ineffective. I’d do a component, they’d erase it, and any person else would are available in and play.”

The scenario didn’t enhance with the discharge of New Tattoo in 2000, as Mars revealed that he was barely concerned within the album’s songwriting course of. Feeling excluded and uninvited, he famous that he solely managed to contribute a single guitar lick. Nonetheless, Sixx disputed this declare, asserting that Mars performed a number of guitar components on the file, together with lead and rhythm guitar.

Relating to Saints of Los Angeles, each Mars and Sixx concurred that a lot of the guitar work was carried out by D.J. Ashba, albeit with out official credit score. Sixx defined that Mars confronted difficulties enjoying his components, resulting in a mix of Ashba’s and Mars’ contributions. The band prioritized Mars as the focus until he struggled to carry out or recall his components.

In 2022, Motley Crue introduced that Mars would not tour with them on account of his ongoing battle with Ankylosing Spondylitis (A.S.), a painful situation affecting the backbone. Since then, public feuds and authorized disputes have arisen between Mars and the band, centering on his official standing as a member. Within the meantime, Motley Crue has moved ahead by recording music with Mars’ alternative, guitarist John 5, whereas Mars has been engaged on a solo album titled One other Facet of Mars.