Nikki Sixx has admitted that, by today’s standards, Mötley Crüe were “most probably” a sexist band back in their ’80s heyday, though he adds that it wasn’t just them – it was “everybody”. Speaking to Classic Rock (via Louder) about what a “different time” it was in the ’80s, the bassist is asked about comments that Mötley Crüe were sexist at the time. “In today’s environment, most probably,” he says. “As was everybody. In the ’70s, when I grew up, it was just the messaging that came through, and you were emulating your heroes.” It’s a topic that came up when Kerrang! interviewed Nikki in 2019 for Netflix biopic The Dirt. Reflecting on the more sexual aspects of the movie, Nikki agreed that what went on “would be unacceptable now”. “But, listen, if we left ...
