Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx is the most recent musician to confirmation their participation in Dolly Parton’s considerably-predicted foray into the environment of rock. Sixx broke the information in a brief update on Twitter (opens in new tab), casually remarking, “Played bass on a song for Dolly Parton yesterday,” before swiftly going on to issues extra mundane.
The reserving will absolutely come as some ease and comfort to Sixx, who only very last 7 days was being taken to undertaking by Vanilla Fudge drummer Carmine Appice for allegedly relying on backing tapes on Motley Crue’s Stadium Tour with Def Leppard past summertime.
Parton’s much-anticipated rock album is owing to get there this year, and will attribute handles of songs by Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, Prince and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Entitled Rock Star, it will element guest appearances from Elton John, Pink, Brandi Carlile, Paul McCartney, Stevie Nicks, John Fogerty, Steve Perry, Steven Tyler and Cher.
Another musician contributing to the album will be REO Speedwagon’s Kevin Cronin, who instructed Yahoo’s Completely ’80s podcast (opens in new tab) last month that he and Parton had recorded a “dark duet” version of the band’s 1980 strike Hold On Loving You.
“When I wrote that song, I variety of portrayed myself as additional of the fantastic person than probably I was,” explained Cronin. “Perhaps it normally takes a lot more than one particular snake in the grass, ‘all coiled up and hissing,’ to tango – if you capture my drift. Which is the truth of the track, you know?
“So, it gave me the notion that Dolly could sing the very first verse, and in the initial verse, I’m cheating on her. But then I consider the next verse, and in the next verse, I go, ‘Oh yeah? Effectively, I know all about those adult males!’ And so now, the tune gets to be this form of dim duet – right until it gets to the refrain, wherever they go, ‘I meant each and every phrase I said. When I stated that I adore you, I meant that I really like you permanently, Dolly.’
“And I sing it in harmony. It just slays me, since that is how the music was meant to be done I just didn’t realise it until finally Dolly called me the other day. So that’s how we’re executing it, and I’m just so stoked.”
Motley Crue and Def Leppard will commence the European leg of the Stadium Tour in The Uk in May possibly. Full dates underneath.
Mötley Crüe/Def Leppard Stadium Tour 2023
May well 22: Sheffield Bramall Lane, United kingdom
May 25: Mönchengladbach Sparkassen Park, Germany
May well 27: Munich Koenigsplatz, Germany
May perhaps 29: Budapest MVM Dome, Hungary
May well 31: Krakow Tauron Arena Kraków, Poland
Jun 02: Prague Rocks, Czech Republic
Jun 03: Hannover Expo Plaza, Germany
Jun 07: Solvesborg, Sweden Rock Pageant, Sweden
Jun 09: Helsinki RockFest, Finland
Jun 11: Trondheim Rocks, Norway
Jun 14: Copenhagen Copenhell, Denmark
Jun 18: Dessel Graspop Metal Assembly, Belgium
Jun 20: Milan Ippodromo SNAI San Siro, Italy
Jun 23: Lisbon Passeio Maritimo de Alges, Portugal
Jun 24: Rivas-Vaciamadrid Auditorio Miguel Ríos, Spain
Jun 27: Thun Stockhorn Arena, Switzerland
Jul 01: London Wembley Stadium, British isles
Jul 02: Lytham Festival, United kingdom
Jul 04: Dublin Marlay Park, Ireland
Jul 06: Glasgow Hampden Park, United kingdom
Aug 05: Syracuse JMA Wi-fi Dome, NY
Aug 08: Columbus Ohio Stadium, OH
Aug 11: Fargo Fargodome, ND
Aug 13: Omaha Charles Schwab Field Omaha, NE
Aug 16: Tulsa H.A. Chapman Stadium, Ok
Aug 18: El Paso Sun Bowl Stadium, TX
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