"Being a rock star is overrated." Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx is falling out of love with touring

Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe performs live for the "The World Tour" at Sheffield Bramall Lane on May 22, 2023 in Sheffield, England.

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Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx says being a rock star is "overrated" and revealed that he'll be turning his attention to projects that don't involve a lot of touring.

Sixx, age 66, is pretty much the definition of a rock star. Although he has been clean for years, he developed a heroin habit that literally killed him (for two minutes) in 1987 and has ingested more elicit substances in a lifetime than anyone would believe to be possible.

So it's perhaps no surprise that he is finally ready to turn his back on touring and the temptations that come with it to focus on being more creative while spending time with family.

As reported by UCR, Sixx says: "Music will always be my life but the road is old. Being a rockstar is overrated. Being a creative is where it's at. The future is excitng and the past was a blast."

Motley Crue have a rescheduled Las Vegas residency to look forward to, starting on 12 September. But after that, Sixx doesn't plan on being on the road much at all.

He adds: "Looking forward to these 10 shows with Motley but also extremely excited about all the other projects I have planned for the future not involving being in a band.

"Love playing the songs and honestly most of them are very personal to me but being on the road is not for me for too much longer. I have a six-year-old girl to raise and five wonderful older kids and a granddaughter to spend time with."

The other projects he refers to "all involve music" the bassist adds.

The Las Vegas residency was rescheduled from March to allow singer Vince Neil to undergo a medical procedure.

Motley Crue Las Vegas Residency 2025 - rescheduled dates

Sep 12: Dolby Live at Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV
Sep 13: Dolby Live at Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV
Sep 17: Dolby Live at Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV
Sep 19: Dolby Live at Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV
Sep 20: Dolby Live at Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV
Sep 24: Dolby Live at Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV
Sep 26: Dolby Live at Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV
Sep 27: Dolby Live at Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV
Oct 01: Dolby Live at Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV
Oct 03: Dolby Live at Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

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Stef wrote close to 5,000 stories during his time as assistant online news editor and later as online news editor between 2014-2016. An accomplished reporter and journalist, Stef has written extensively for a number of UK newspapers and also played bass with UK rock favourites Logan. His favourite bands are Pixies and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Stef left the world of rock'n'roll news behind when he moved to his beloved Canada in 2016, but he started on his next 5000 stories in 2022.

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