JOHN CORABI Understands Why MÖTLEY CRÜE Wants To Retire From Touring

During a brand new interview with 100PercentRock.com, John Corabi, former lead singer of MÖTLEY CRÜE, THE SCREAM and UNION, was asked for his thoughts on MÖTLEY CRÜE committing to a "Final Tour".

"Well, that's… Look, I'm happy for the guys. I get their thinking. They don't want to be a band that overstays their welcome and they don't want to fade off; they want to go out with a bang and they want to go out on a high note. So I'm all for it. You know what I mean? But the cool thing is they're not saying that they're not going to do anything in the future; they're just not going to tour again. So I imagine there will still be MÖTLEY music coming in the future but they're just not going to go out and do these big, huge, extravagant tours and things like that. They'll probably do a few songs a year or an album every couple of years and whatever."

He continued: "Look, we're all getting older. We all know — it's common knowledge — Mick [Mars, MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist] hasn't been in the best of health. I think it would cheapen their value if they were to go get another guitar player. Obviously, I know about the whole 'replacing a member' [deal] of that band. I think it would cheapen their value so I get the fans, I get why they were upset when I was in the band. I understand it. I don't disagree with them. So it's probably best to go, 'Look. Let's knock it on the head now. We'll still write, we'll still record, and still the same musically in the future, but let's not tour anymore.'"

Corabi added: "Touring is very tough. Like I said, especially in Mick's condition, it's got to be very difficult for him.”

Corabi originally joined CRÜE in 1992 as the replacement for the group's original singer, Vince Neil, who was fired due to personal differences. With Corabi on vocals, MÖTLEY CRÜE released one critically acclaimed full-length CD, which ended up being a commercial failure in the wake of grunge despite a Top-Ten placing on the album chart. When Neil returned to the fold in 1997, Corabi was left on his own and formed the band UNION with ex-KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick.

Asked if he still harbors any bitterness toward the members of MÖTLEY CRÜE over how their split was handled, Corabi told 100PercentRock.com: "Look, you know, at the end of the day — and I just want to clear this up. Probably about 90 percent of the things that you read that supposedly came out of my mouth in regards to the MÖTLEY guys, usually most of it is incorrect. At the end of the day, I have no ill will. Honestly, not just the MÖTLEY guys, anybody I've ever played with. I had a great run with those guys. I was in the band for five years. My only regret about that is that I'm not still better friends with them. When I say 'better friends,' it's not that we hate each other or anything like that, it's just the fact that because of our schedules and the fact that I'm not involved with them anymore, I just see never see the guys. It's very rare. Mick, on the other hand, I live in Nashville, Tennessee. Mick lives there too, so I do get to see Mick probably more and talk to him more than the rest of the guys. But I've always been cool and Vince has always been cool with me. Tommy [Lee, drums] and I every now and then will have, like, a little texting session. Nikki [Sixx, bass] on occasion will write to me via e-mail and vice versa. But that's the most unfortunate part of it is not being able to see them and hang with them like we used to."

He continued: "But I don't really have any ill will about anything, man. I think that everything you do, everything that you start and everything that you end, it does that for a reason and it's to move forward on to the next thing or the next road or the next path or whatever. So I don't look back. It's all good. Everything is groovy. Everybody that I've ever played with is awesome and I've learned from all of them, so it's all good."