Saturday
Jan102015
Nikki Sixx Trolls The Internet
Saturday, January 10, 2015 at 12:01AM
Nikki Sixx made a Facebook post saying he would "probably decline" induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Okay then.
Post by Nikki Sixx.
Reader Comments (21)
As for Sixx's proclamation that he'll probably decline induction into The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame... What the h*ll? He says the award he looks forward to getting is the one he'll decline?
Most of the bands who don't show up or perform together at The Hall, with the exception of The Sex Pistols, do so because of band politics, NOT the cronyism and baggage of it's backers.
As if Motlëy Crüe will ever be nominated, and believe me when I say they're entitled to it, Sixx really should rise above the fray and avoid such self-congratulatory tactics, no matter how unintended they may or may not be.
And Sixx should also take the time to make sure he's forming cohesive sentences when he comments on Facebook. His statement is so incoherent it almost begs the speculation he possibly had ghost writers on all their classic hits or fell off the wagon before composing this.
By the point the Pistols declined, they were sell-outs (Filthy Lucre tour anyone? Anyone?). Thing is, they knew it and didn't give a rip.
I won't wade into whether or not the Crue deserve to be inducted, since the whole concept makes very little difference.
Self-promotion is about all he has left now. And I think his radio show only engendered a larger sense of self . . . not that he was meek before. The huckster (a great description) can't stop peddling and promoting. It's essential, like air.
In some ways, he is like Bret Michaels: a brand more than an actual person, addicted to any and every mention he can get in this media-saturated world we now live in. The problem is that he believes his own hype and thinks--I really believe this--that his reach extends beyond the limits of his domain: Crue, SixxAM, the radio show. As he ages, he keeps his stadium tour aspirations all the while accruing only shell-sized status in the larger musical/cultural conversation.
While I would love his wealth, I don't think I envy him his life. It seems, and this could apply to other idols of mine, lonely.
And Gary's right... Deep Purple should get in.
Personally, I would like to see the reputation of The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame rehabilitated to the promise it was when they got I.M. Pei to design it (The Louvre Pyramid) and when it lives up to it's original intent, when so many great bands get inducted, accept and play at the ceremony, i.e. Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Red Hot Chili Peppers.
I'm not even that crazy about the latter band I mentioned, save for their cover of Stevie Wonder's "Higher Ground". What I do appreciate is how Red Hot Chili Peppers handled it... They all showed up including earlier members for whom lead singer, Anthony Keidis, visibly demonstrated absolute disdain. And they all played together... with passion!
THAT would be class and help heal the scars on The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. If the RHOF new what was good for them, they would seriously consider bands such as Crüe, especially if they knew they would accept.
I think they should be as conscious as possible to induct bands with members all still alive... Case in point, Deep Purple. What a shame they dragged a*s. That only adds to the animosity toward RHOF when they don't act quickly enough.
I didn't wade into that issue for a very simple reason (two really): (1) the RaRHoF is irrelevent; and (2) who deserves to get in just starts an entirely subjective discussion re: bands we like. Didn't seem important to me, for either/both of those reasons.
Gary's humorous point demonstrates why there is nothing really to rehabilitate re: the RaRHoF (and it is a point that Sixx raises and Stanley raised as well): this is a private club that has only begrudgingly made adjustments to suggest/appear like they cater to the fans. But I covered this in detail months ago, so I will let it drop.
Sidebar: the museum is still worth your time if you are in the area. It is as engaging as the EMP in Seattle (which provided a quite detailed history of Nirvana that appealed to even a non-fan like me), though more general in its exhibits.
I may have taken what you said the wrong way but its easy to see why. Bottom line, they deserve it!