Motley Update: Mayhem!
Sylvie Simmons, Kerrang!, 1996
MOTLEY CRUE go in the studio in November straight from their US club tour to start work on their new album, tentatively titled Personality Number Nine. Nikki Sixx and Tommy Lee have abandoned plans to produce it themselves, and are bringing in Ed Stasium, whose varied credits include The Ramones and Plasmatics.
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