Nikki Sixx on Blackie Lawless, 'He's super talented & he's done amazing stuff,' Nigel Benjamin 2021

A full in bloom News Brief

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In a brand new interview with Lipps Service, Nikki Sixx talked about Blackie Lawless, London, Nigel Benjamin, Lizzie Grey, Dane Rage, Van Halen, Motley Crue, & Quiet Riot.

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Intro & Outro by FOOL OF FATE

#MotleyCrue #NikkiSixx #WASP #VanHalen #QuietRiot #Mott #MottTheHoople

[peteraron]

Nice of Nikki to give blackie the credit he deserves

[devinspruill]

Ok Nikki, now add WASP to the damn Stadium Tour 🤘🏻🔥🤘🏻

[aneesall]

Blackie Lawless Facebook fanpage 140, 000 followers..
#repost Blackie Lawless showed Nikki how to light himself on fire. I had the pleasure to meet Nikki twice, Cool guy.

[dwade]

Nikki's life has been one hell of a story. If only he could remember ALL of it...

[stephaneauger]

wasp and blackie....is wasp and blackie--wasp is in my life since 1983 and it's a hate to love relation but wasp and blackie will stay in my life till the end am 52--true metal child and i love your chanel full in bloom is part of my life too now!!!..well done rock till death

[roymartin]

Thanks. I've been listening to Motley Crue for decades but never heard the story told that well. great job!

[steveverboom]

Sounds like fate to me. Nikki was destined to create his own band just like Blackie. Funny to see them in photos together back then, they looked like they belonged in the same band.

[michelelaraia]

Love full in bloom vocal introduction.

[allthecolors]

Blackie and Nikki were like brothers. Blackie was the older brother to a lot of these guys in the upcoming rock scene that would eventually explode towards success between 1982-1984.

[CaptBeauregards]

Blackie does what I call "Thinking Man's Metal." All of Metallurgy does this once in awhile; a song here, or there. basically, one song ROCK OPERAS, AC/DC did it with the Siamese twin songs WALK ALL OVER YOU/ TOUCH TOO MUCH, OVERDOSE, and LET THERE BE ROCK. GNR did it with the again siamese (must be played together) songs ESTRANGED/ SO FINE, as well as CIVIL WAR. Judas Priest has DON'T HAVE TO BE OLD TO BE WISE, BEYOND THE REALMS OF DEATH, DREAMER/DREAMER DECIEVER and all of NOSTRADAMUS. Blackie does it CONSTANTLY. MOST of his albums are rock operas per song. Thinking Man's metal. He thinks it out first.

[NTJ]

Mr. Cool is Cries in the night from the last Command I believe

[pedraw]

I find most of these type of videos (band evolution) fascinating. What a weird stew it must have been to be in.

[TaraConti]

Thanks! I just made a comment on Nikki’s insta a few weeks ago wanting some Blackie stories!

[rushshukla]

Motley Crue is absolute proof you don't need to read or write music to make millions. Only the ability to PLAY! They and WASP came up with some of the best music and lyrics of the HM genre.

[williambroadstreet]

Perhaps Sixx can see himself, or Blackie see's himself as not dissimilar to Nikki. Both men have been arguably the critical driving influence in their respective bands. Joe Elliot from Leppard has always been the driver - even if DL have always operated as a democracy, like Crue, but Nikki's always had the final say. The late genius Steve 'The Riffmaster' Clark was the brilliant songwriter/creator of iconic brutal riffing/harmonies/melodies/hooks, live Clark was dazzling. But it was Elliot's parents that loaned him the $$ to record Leppard's first ever record, when Steve died the loss remains incalculable. He penned/musically gifted DL 90% of their music - with 'Mutt' mining the diamonds, Steve delivered - but Elliot managed to keep DL intact, even if their lack of success post Steve's passing betrays just how much Steve really was the lyrical/musical genius. I do not know why Blackie receives slagging off, like Lars [another driver] who also gets slagged off. Sixx's great talent has always been his drive. And lyrical capabilities. Interviews like this are golden, they give an insight into the behind the scenes dynamics of bands.

[mCblue]

Heard they're Collab on a new wig line to be called the Blikki Wiggi

[shaynebergwever]

Geez I'd pay to see them!!!! I can hear both AC/DC and WASP influences on Nikki and The Crue

[roxannestorm]

And rest is history for Nikki Sixx and Motley Crue.

[rockercater]

A full in bloom News Brief THANK "CATER"

[TheLordGoat]

Nikki stole the Crue pentagram from Blackie.