Not Wanting To Talk Again With His Partner At Motley Crue, Mick Mars: Better

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JAKARTA - Rolling Stone Magazine shared several snippets of its feature article with Motley Crue guitarist Mick Mars, based on an interview conducted in early May at Mick's hometown in Nashville, Tennessee.

Among his disclosures is Mars' claim that the last time the band actually spoke to each other was the premiere of the 2019 film "The Dirt".

"No one spoke to me in 2022 [During Motley Crue's 'The Stadium Tour' with Def Leppard. Often I feel like I'm playing alone. You know how you can be in a crowd and still feel alone?," Mick said.

"That's how I felt throughout the tour. I felt used, sad, and humble. When we played the last show [in Las Vegas on September 9, 2022] I felt relieved.

"A lot of pressure is gone. But I am very emotionally hurt. It's not just a shallow wound. It's a deep wound; the kind you can't forget."

Mick went on to say that he hoped to never speak to his bandmates again.

"I think it's better that way," he said. "And my intention is not only me with them. I mean them with each other. I don't plan to hold a funeral. If I do, I think maybe they will appear for it just because of politeness. But for me, there is no funeral. Nothing."

Mick accused himself of being'silaterally' expelled from Motley Crue after announcing his retirement from the tour due to his fight against ankylosing spondyllitis last October.

As a result, he claims his share of profits is cut from 25 percent to five percent.

According to legal documents filed at the Los Angeles County High Court on April 6, Mick's lawyer, Edwin F.tanson, said Motley Crue deliberately withheld information about various band businesses that Mick's 25 percent ownership has, Variety reported.

The guitarist accused the band of demanding he sign a severance pay agreement that would release him of the interest and other future interests, in exchange for five percent of the shares on the 2023 group tour, which took place without him.

The filing alleges that Motley Crue had a pattern of underestimating Mick over the years, telling him he had cognitive issues and insulting him about alleged poor games on tours, including stadium tours he finished with last year's band.

"By the way, it was the 36 worst shows ever done with this band," he said in the interview. I don't know, and I can't say I really know, but I have a pretty good feeling that they still want me to leave. Because they've wanted that for a long time. It frustrated me. I was so upset because they even did this nonsense, when I carried this guy for years.

Mick also alleged that the rest of the group members were involved in part or entirely of the tour, saying he was the only one to perform directly from top to bottom at every show.

I promise that I can go anywhere and play those songs now, and I haven't played them since October. I mean, 40 years playing the same eight songs, you know. [Obviously.] It hasn't changed. In my defense. It's like, man, man!