I stood in the sixth row of the venue watching my favorite band take the stage for the last time* trying to figure out why four 50+ year old men meant so much to me.
If you've ever heard about Mötley Crüe, you may know they're one of the biggest rock bands ever to grace our musical world. They were known more for their debauchery than their talent. I'm not implying they're not talented because Mick Mars is like the god of the underworld when he plays, but their antics gave them their name.
There's nothing in their lyrics that are so inspirational that they speak to you, they're about drugs and girls and more drugs and more girls. Musically, they're not the best band in the world either. So what is it about them?
I wondered this as I stood feet away from them..
Then I felt it.
They started playing and everything I had to worry about disappeared. Work, school, bills: none of it mattered in that moment. The crowd was gone, too. It was just me and the Crüe. For a few hours, I got to be apart of the Rock and Roll world that is so different from the life I actual have to live.
This is the band that I have loved for almost 10 years (which is really nothing compared to their 34 year career). This is the band that I have spent so much time invested in: listening to their songs, watching their videos and documentaries, reading their articles and books, following them on social media.
Before, they were just like characters in a movie. They don't seem real.
Until they're standing right in front of you. And they're people sized.
I have seen Mötley Crüe once before. I sat in the lawn and watched these tiny little ants play music. But now, they're feet away from me, I can feel the heat from the stage show, I can see their sweat in person, I could see Nikki Sixx's leg hair in the hole of his pants. It's a different experience when you're on the floor. They are real people and they put on one hell of a show.
* Please donate and send me to their Final Show in LA. Please, please, please. (I have given up pizza to save money for this, that's how important it is.)
Until they're standing right in front of you. And they're people sized.
I have seen Mötley Crüe once before. I sat in the lawn and watched these tiny little ants play music. But now, they're feet away from me, I can feel the heat from the stage show, I can see their sweat in person, I could see Nikki Sixx's leg hair in the hole of his pants. It's a different experience when you're on the floor. They are real people and they put on one hell of a show.
* Please donate and send me to their Final Show in LA. Please, please, please. (I have given up pizza to save money for this, that's how important it is.)
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