In terms of moments that destroyed Mötley Crüe’s reputation, their brief stint with John Corabi as their lead singer and the change in musical genre isn’t looked upon fondly by fans of the band. It isn’t a reflection of Corabi’s ability or his contributions, with even the vocalist understanding it just wasn’t meant to be in the end. According to Corabi, he’s fine with everything and on good terms with all his ex-bandmates in the Crüe — except for Nikki Sixx.
Speaking on “TheSDRShow” podcast in 2022, Corabi stated the animosity stems from an old interview in which Corabi discussed Sixx’s autobiography, “The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star.” He mentioned how parts of it could have been “colored” in much the same way the band’s autobiography, “The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band,” had been, in his opinion. Reportedly, Sixx didn’t like what Corabi said about his book, and let him know about it.
“I sent him an email back, because we had this little beef via email,” Corabi said. “And he sent me this thing, and he’s like, ‘I don’t appreciate you f***king slagging my book and blah, blah, blah.’ And I just told him, ‘Did you read the whole interview?’ That’s all. And then the second thing I said was, ‘Why do you give a f*** about anything I have to say?'”
