| Origin : | SLos Angeles, California, USA |
| Genres: | Heavy metal, hard rock, glam metal |
Motley Crue is an American heavy metal band that was originally formed in 1981 in Los Angeles, California. The band members have often been noted for their hard-living lifestyles, and the persona they each maintained. All members have had numerous brushes with the law, spent time in jail, suffered from alcoholism. Additionally, they have each had long addictions to drugs, countless escapades with women, and are heavily tattooed.
After playing the US Festival, and with the aid of the new medium of MTV, the band found rapid success in the United States. The band members’ decadent lifestyles almost shattered the band in the 1980’s. After finding sobriety in 1989, Mötley Crüe reached its peak popularity with the release of their fifth album on September 1, 1989, Dr. Feelgood which was produced by Bob Rock. Their ninth studio album, Saints of Los Angeles, was released on June 24, 2008. The album was originally titled The Dirt which shared the same name as the band's autobiography of the same name, but the title was later changed to Saints of Los Angeles