When The Time Is Right, Put Us In A Coffin And Fire Up Those Avatars

In a current dialog with Janne Innanfors from Sweden’s Rockklassiker radio, Mötley Crüe‘s bassist Nikki Sixx shared his ideas on the way forward for rock music within the digital age. The dialogue was prompted by KISS‘s current announcement about their plans to proceed performing as digital avatars after retirement.

Sixx expressed his enthusiasm for technological developments within the music business, drawing parallels between the evolution of music movies and the potential for digital performances. He reminisced about Mötley Crüe‘s early DIY video efforts, contrasting them with their newest high-tech manufacturing for the band’s newest video, “Canines of Warfare.”

“I really like know-how. I feel so long as it is coming from an artist that claims, ‘I’ve one thing I wanna do and this know-how is gonna assist.’ Like with Mötley Crüe‘s newest video ‘Canines Of Warfare'”

“After I consider our first video, I do not know the way a lot… The video perhaps price a thousand {dollars}. There was no MTV on the time, so it was, like, how can we shoot a video that once they discuss us on the information after we tour…? We used to have a whole lot of native information stations that may promote artists coming by way of city — comedians, nation, rock, no matter — so we needed to have a calling card”, Sixx remembered.

“And we have been lighting me on fireplace on stage on the time and Mick puked up some blood. And it was simply, like, ‘Fuck it. Let’s simply throw the whole lot in there.’ And that was what we did to get followers to see what we wanna be represented as. The identical as ‘Canines Of Warfare‘.“

Relating to the potential for Mötley Crüe following in KISS‘s digital footsteps, Sixx maintained an open thoughts. He acknowledged the finite nature of human existence and the potential for digital know-how to protect a band’s legacy for future generations.

“I do not know what the long run holds. We did some stuff with holograms years in the past earlier than the know-how was actually fleshed out. In some unspecified time in the future, we’re not gonna be right here anymore. I imply, to not be a Debbie Downer, however it’s simply not gonna occur. And the way nice to your band, or no matter it’s that you just do, to have the ability to go ahead for generations and generations. So I feel when the time is true, put us in a coffin and fireplace up these avatars,” he acknowledged.

As know-how continues to advance, a bent a few future the place performances by digital entities might perpetuate the performers themselves appears to maintain gaining traction. The music panorama is unquestionably morphing at an accelerated pace.