Mötley Crüe

Major #1- Research Paper Mötley Crüe was a widely known and highly appraised band in the ‘80s. The band won uncountable awards in their time together, but many people do not know that Nikki Sixx was, as well as the bass guitarists, one of the band's primary songwriters,Despite all the struggles he faced and the addictions he overcame, he was a very popular man at the time and still today. Many, including his band mates, are surprised he even survived. Born with the name Frank Ferranna, Nikki Sixx grew up with problems from the beginning. His father left him and his mother shortly after Nikki was born. He often went back and forth from his mother's care to his grandparents’ care. When he was in his 30’s, Nikki found out he had an older sister with down syndrome. She lived in a hospital in a different town as Nikki and his mother. The day before Nikki was going to meet her, she died. Nikki often felt that his mother had better things to do than spend time with him, as quoted from his book: “My mother is named Deana and I believed she loved me when I fit…

Mötley Crüe will wrap up their second Las Vegas residency at the Hard Rock Hotel’s Joint this weekend. The L.A. quartet’s plans after that are up in the air, but the end is nigh for the group. Frontman Vince Neil said over the summer that the band was planning a farewell tour next year. Nikki Sixx confirms that while the timing is not set in stone, the band will at some point in the future set out for one last jaunt around the world as "brothers." As the group gets set to put Vegas behind them,…

Motley Crue is a heavy metal band, with carefree lifestyle, that they shared with the world through their music. The members of the band were not only memorable on stage, but off stage as well. They lived a lifestyle that most people would not approve of, or deem socially correct. Yet, this lifestyle, similar to the style established by Led Zeppelin, benefited their career. Selling over 100 million albums worldwide, Motley Crue spread the heavy metal brand of music around the world. All of…

Hey, that's right it's me, the best in the business. No need to get star struck, I promise.(pause for laughter) I may be the best drummer, from the best band, with the best set, but I hope you can handle the radical emanating off this stage. (Shrug) Oh right, for those of you who don't know, my name's (point to self) Tommy Lee. The famous drummer of Motley Crüe, one of the best bands of this decade. You probably are just here for the autographs at the end, but you're going to sit through this…

For this paper I decided to go a different route and compare two bands that I recently discussed and debated with my father about, Nirvana and Motley Creu. This comparison is driven by how my father is trying to school me on the type of music he likes. These two bands are considered “grunge” and “glam metal”. Personally, I believe Nirvana and Motley Creu are very different. Though they both fall under the rock category of music, as we know all rock music is not made the same. Motley Creu had its…

someone went through or if it was for someone they cared about. At a young age, he began to admire the tattoos of rock stars. He enjoyed learning the purposes of their tattoos, especially those of Motley Crue. Motley Crue had a huge impact on Archie. Not only were they one of his favorite bands, but their tattoos made him want to become a tattoo artist. Archie began designing tattoos around six. He would get in trouble almost every day for drawing instead of doing his school work. At thirteen…

Taylor Swift’s record label has finally explained why the country-turned-pop singer decided to pull her entire music catalogue from the Spotify streaming service. During the week of her release of her successful album 1989, Swift took down the single “Shake It Off,” along with all of her other music. Scott Borchetta, president of Swift’s label, Big Machine Label Group, has stated that removing her songs was a “big fist in the air” that he believes other big-name artists will likely follow. In…

I find that my cooking often unites people. Every year on Christmas Eve, my aunt, my grandmother, and I spend the night creating Polish food staples like Pierogies and Halušky. When the family comes home from midnight mass, we gather around the kitchen table, indulge in the food, and sing our traditional family tunes. The most pleasurable aspect of travel is forming relationships with strangers. Over the summer, I visited the city of country music- Nashville. I played drums alongside my uncle…

of AC/DC. Some bands moved away from their hard rock roots and more towards pop, but AC/DC remained at the roots. With their new lead singer Brian Johnson, they recorded the album Back in Black ("Hard Rock"). Back in Black is the sixth best-selling album of all time ("The Recording Industry Association of America 's Top-Selling Albums of All Time"). By being so successful, AC/DC proved hard rock could still be popular ("Hard Rock"). In 1981, hard rock continued to grow and inspire new…

Paul Epworth, uses demonic imagery to tell the story of a woman seeking revenge. Demonic imagery is used in music videos. It is used on the cover of albums to sell albums for song artists. It has the appearance of evil with images of blood, Satan and skulls. Some rappers use devil horns. A few use the symbol 666 or an upside down cross to promote their agenda. Top artists are turning to satanic usage, as if performing with Satan. Performer Nicki Minaj performed an exorcism onstage. Welch…