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Mötley Crüe
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Location:
- Los Angeles, California
- Status:
- Active
- Formed in:
- 1981
- Genre:
- Heavy/Glam Metal, Hard Rock
- Lyrical themes:
- Rock/Metal, Girls, Partying, Sex, Drugs, Alcohol
- Current label:
- Mötley Records
- Years active:
- 1981 (as Mottley Cru), 1981-present
| Current | |
| Nikki Sixx | Bass, Vocals (1981-present) |
| See also: L.A. Rats, Sixx A.M., ex-London, ex-Sister, ex-58, ex-Brides of Destruction, ex-Rex Blade | |
| Tommy Lee | Drums, Vocals, Piano (1981-1998, 2004-2007, 2008-present) |
| See also: Methods of Mayhem, Tommy Lee, ex-Dealer, ex-Rock Star Supernova, ex-Sapphire, ex-Suite 19, ex-The Dudes of Wrath, ex-US 101 | |
| Mick Mars | Guitars (1981-present) |
| See also: ex-Hear 'n Aid, ex-Garcia Brothers, ex-Spiders and Cowboys, ex-The Jades, ex-Vendetta, ex-White Horse (aka Mottley Croo) | |
| Vince Neil | Vocals (1981-1992, 1996-present) |
| See also: ex-Hear 'n Aid, Vince Neil, ex-Rockandi | |
| Past | |
| Greg Leon | Guitars (1981) |
| See also: Suza, The Greg Leon Invasion, ex-Dokken, ex-Quiet Riot, ex-Suite 19, ex-Vyper, ex-Wishing Well | |
| Robin | Guitars (1981) |
| O'Dean | Vocals (1981) |
| Jeff Jacobi | Vocals (lead) (1981) |
| (R.I.P. 2005) See also: ex-20Grit | |
| John Corabi | Vocals (lead), Guitars (rhythm) (1992-1996) |
| See also: John Corabi, ex-Angel City Outlaws, ex-Angora, ex-Brides of Destruction, ex-E.S.P., ex-Ratt, ex-The Dead Daisies, ex-The Scream, ex-Tuff, ex-Twenty 4 Seven, ex-Union, ex-Zen Lunatic | |
| Randy Castillo | Drums (1999-2000) |
| (R.I.P. 2002) See also: ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Black Sheep, ex-Le Mans, ex-Bone Angel, ex-Dutch Courage, ex-Juice 13, ex-Lita Ford, ex-Red Square Black, ex-The Gremlins, ex-The Offenders, ex-The Purple Blues, ex-The Tabbs, ex-The Wumblies, ex-U.S.S.A., ex-Stone Fury (live), ex-The Motels (live), ex-Vince Neil Band (live) | |
| Past (Live) | |
| Samantha Maloney | Drums (2000) |
| See also: ex-Brother Clyde, ex-Chelsea Girls, ex-Eagles of Death Metal, ex-Hole, ex-Peaches, ex-Scarling, ex-Shift, ex-The Chelsea, ex-The Ingenues | |
| Will Hunt | Drums (2006) |
| See also: Evanescence, Slaughter (live), Vasco Rossi (live), ex-Black Label Society, ex-Crossfade, ex-Dark New Day, ex-Device, ex-Dirty Shirley, ex-Eli, ex-Eye Empire, ex-Methods of Mayhem, ex-Skrape, ex-Bloodsimple (live), ex-Kix (live), ex-Staind (live), ex-Static-X (live), ex-Tommy Lee (live) | |
| Morgan Rose | Drums (2009) |
| See also: Sevendust, ex-Methods of Mayhem, ex-Korn (live) | |
| Glen Sobel | Drums (2015) |
| See also: Alice Cooper, Hollywood Vampires (live), ex-Impellitteri, ex-Damir Simic Shime (live), ex-Sinister Sam, ex-Alcatrazz, ex-Bang Tango, ex-Beautiful Creatures, ex-Bruce Bouillet, ex-Gary Hoey, ex-Jeff Scott Soto, ex-Jennifer Batten, ex-Saga, ex-Shark Island, ex-SX-10, ex-Sixx:A.M. (live) | |
| Tommy Clufetos | Drums (2022) |
| See also: Ozzy Osbourne, L.A. Rats, The Dead Daisies, Tommy's Rocktrip, ex-Black Sabbath (live), ex-Alice Cooper, ex-John 5, ex-Lesley Roy, ex-Rob Zombie, ex-Ted Nugent, ex-Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels (live) | |
| Nikki Sixx | Bass, Vocals (1981-present) |
| See also: L.A. Rats, Sixx A.M., ex-London, ex-Sister, ex-58, ex-Brides of Destruction, ex-Rex Blade | |
| Tommy Lee | Drums, Vocals, Piano (1981-1998, 2004-2007, 2008-present) |
| See also: Methods of Mayhem, Tommy Lee, ex-Dealer, ex-Rock Star Supernova, ex-Sapphire, ex-Suite 19, ex-The Dudes of Wrath, ex-US 101 | |
| Mick Mars | Guitars (1981-present) |
| See also: ex-Hear 'n Aid, ex-Garcia Brothers, ex-Spiders and Cowboys, ex-The Jades, ex-Vendetta, ex-White Horse (aka Mottley Croo) | |
| Vince Neil | Vocals (1981-1992, 1996-present) |
| See also: ex-Hear 'n Aid, Vince Neil, ex-Rockandi | |
| Greg Leon | Guitars (1981) |
| See also: Suza, The Greg Leon Invasion, ex-Dokken, ex-Quiet Riot, ex-Suite 19, ex-Vyper, ex-Wishing Well | |
| Robin | Guitars (1981) |
| O'Dean | Vocals (1981) |
| Jeff Jacobi | Vocals (lead) (1981) |
| (R.I.P. 2005) See also: ex-20Grit | |
| John Corabi | Vocals (lead), Guitars (rhythm) (1992-1996) |
| See also: John Corabi, ex-Angel City Outlaws, ex-Angora, ex-Brides of Destruction, ex-E.S.P., ex-Ratt, ex-The Dead Daisies, ex-The Scream, ex-Tuff, ex-Twenty 4 Seven, ex-Union, ex-Zen Lunatic | |
| Randy Castillo | Drums (1999-2000) |
| (R.I.P. 2002) See also: ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Black Sheep, ex-Le Mans, ex-Bone Angel, ex-Dutch Courage, ex-Juice 13, ex-Lita Ford, ex-Red Square Black, ex-The Gremlins, ex-The Offenders, ex-The Purple Blues, ex-The Tabbs, ex-The Wumblies, ex-U.S.S.A., ex-Stone Fury (live), ex-The Motels (live), ex-Vince Neil Band (live) | |
| Past | |
| Samantha Maloney | Drums (2000) |
| See also: ex-Brother Clyde, ex-Chelsea Girls, ex-Eagles of Death Metal, ex-Hole, ex-Peaches, ex-Scarling, ex-Shift, ex-The Chelsea, ex-The Ingenues | |
| Will Hunt | Drums (2006) |
| See also: Evanescence, Slaughter (live), Vasco Rossi (live), ex-Black Label Society, ex-Crossfade, ex-Dark New Day, ex-Device, ex-Dirty Shirley, ex-Eli, ex-Eye Empire, ex-Methods of Mayhem, ex-Skrape, ex-Bloodsimple (live), ex-Kix (live), ex-Staind (live), ex-Static-X (live), ex-Tommy Lee (live) | |
| Morgan Rose | Drums (2009) |
| See also: Sevendust, ex-Methods of Mayhem, ex-Korn (live) | |
| Glen Sobel | Drums (2015) |
| See also: Alice Cooper, Hollywood Vampires (live), ex-Impellitteri, ex-Damir Simic Shime (live), ex-Sinister Sam, ex-Alcatrazz, ex-Bang Tango, ex-Beautiful Creatures, ex-Bruce Bouillet, ex-Gary Hoey, ex-Jeff Scott Soto, ex-Jennifer Batten, ex-Saga, ex-Shark Island, ex-SX-10, ex-Sixx:A.M. (live) | |
| Tommy Clufetos | Drums (2022) |
| See also: Ozzy Osbourne, L.A. Rats, The Dead Daisies, Tommy's Rocktrip, ex-Black Sabbath (live), ex-Alice Cooper, ex-John 5, ex-Lesley Roy, ex-Rob Zombie, ex-Ted Nugent, ex-Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels (live) | |
Before settling on Mötley Crüe, the band went through several names, such as Trouble, Christmas, Bad Blood, and Suicidal Tendencies (the latter name should not be confused with the band of the same name from Venice, California).
Mötley Crüe was founded by bassist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee. They later asked ...