VINCE NEIL On Forthcoming Country Music Tribute To MÖTLEY CRÜE - "The More I Thought About It, The Cooler it Got"
February 25, 2014, 10 years ago
MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil recently spoke with The Tennessean about the forthcoming tribute album dedicated to the band featuring country artists performing the Crüe's songs. An excerpt from the interview is available below:
Neil: “I was like, ‘Eh, I don’t know. Let me think about this one for a minute. The more I thought about it, the cooler it got, especially after CARRIE UNDERWOOD did ‘Home Sweet Home,’ and that was so good. I’m thinking to myself, ‘How cool would it be to hear these other acts’ renditions of the songs?’”
“I’m an old classic rock and roll guy. The really cool thing is I think a lot of people have heard of the name Motley Crue, but don’t put the music to the face. I think it’s going to bring a lot of fans that aren’t Motley fans in. It will make them go, ‘Oh yeah, I’ve heard that song before.’”Click here for the complete story.
Big Machine Records, home to Country Superstars such as TAYLOR SWIFT and TIM McGRAW has teamed up in a joint venture with Mötley Records and Eleven Seven Music for the summer 2014 release of a Country Music Tribute To Mötley Crüe. Big Machine founder and CEO, Scott Borchetta, is among the legion of country music fans who love Mötley Crüe. The country tribute album will show off the band’s quality songwriting with these fresh takes on their classic hit songs. Among the artists already confirmed to be featured on the country tribute album is Florida Georgia Line. Borchetta says of the collaboration, “I have been a not-so-secret Crue fan from the beggining. When manager Chris Nilsson called with the idea for a tribute album on Big Machine Records it was an immediate ‘yes’ from me! Our album will highlight just how great the Mötley Crüe song catalog is. At the end of the day, that’s what will stand the test of time.”
