Former Mötley Crüe frontman John Corabi has addressed the possibility of attending the band’s hypothetical induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, stating with absolute certainty that he would not expect an invitation if the day ever comes.
During a recent appearance on the “Talk Louder” podcast, hosted by veteran music journalist “Metal Dave” Glessner and veteran heavy metal vocalist Jason McMaster, the singer was asked if he would participate in the prestigious ceremony. John Corabi, who famously stepped in to replace original vocalist Vince Neil in 1992, immediately shut down the idea.
“No. First of all, I can pretty much guarantee you I won’t be invited. So it just a no,” he stated flatly.
Delving deeper into his current relationships with the individual members of the band, he explained that his absence wouldn’t be due to widespread animosity. In fact, he maintains positive ties with the majority of the band, placing the blame for his exclusion squarely on a lingering grudge held by bassist Nikki Sixx.
“To be quite honest with you, I am fine with, obviously, [former Mötley Crüe guitarist] Mick Mars. Mick lives about 20 minutes from me [in Nashville]. So I’m fine with Mick Mars. If Vince Neil walked in here right now, we’d hug each other and probably sit down and have a cocktail together and shoot the fat for about two hours. I’m fine with Vince. Tommy [Lee, Mötley Crüe drummer] and I communicate via text, and I don’t get to see him that often, but we still communicate via text. For some weird reason, and it’s really a one-sided kind of beef, Nikki‘s [Sixx, Mötley Crüe bassist] got some weird hair up his a** about all things John Corabi. And I don’t really have an issue with the guy. It doesn’t matter.”
The 66-year-old musician, who recorded one critically acclaimed full-length studio album during his tenure with the group, graciously acknowledged that the true legacy and public identity of the band ultimately belong to its original core lineup.
“So, I can pretty much guarantee it, a) I won’t be invited, and b) to be honest with you, I kind of learned my lesson doing that record. I am not a part of the… Mötley is Nikki, Tommy, Vince and Mick. And anybody else that was involved or whatever, that’s great. But it’s their night, their moment, their thing.”
Corabi closed out the topic with his signature self-deprecating humor, joking about his own commercial sales milestones compared to the multi-platinum titans.
“I am looking forward to when the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame does open a category. They have the platinum record category, the gold record category. I’m waiting for them to do the aluminum record category, because I have 19 consecutive aluminum records, and once they do that, I’m f**king first guy in, b**ches. First guy in,” he concluded.
