During an appearance on the 2020’d Podcast, Steel Panther guitarist Satchel talked about Vince Neil & Don Dokken.
When asked about Nikki Sixx, he said (transcribed by UG):
“Oh, I’ve heard a few things from Nikki Sixx but nothing that I can repeat…
“Nikki Sixx hates Steel Panther, I don’t know why he hates us so much. We could get along so well. We both make fun of Vince Neil – he is an easy target, he’s low-hanging fruit.
“When you have that much talent and that much… I mean, he’s a great-looking guy.”
When the Interviewer suggested Don Dokken & Vince Neil should start their band together with Oni Logan from Lynch Mob – and just call it The Three Losers, Stachel said:
“Did you ever hear of that M3 Festival in Maryland? We played there a few years ago – and we had never played there before. I was wandering around and I found the place where all the bands go to eat – I wish it was a pizza, the food was not good.
“I went and got some food, and I was looking for a place to sit down. There was a bunch of people, there was a bunch of bands playing there, so it was more crowded than a pizza place, and I was looking for somebody in my band so I could sit down next to somebody and not feel uncomfortable.
“And I saw [Steel Panther singer] Michael Starr, he was across the way, and I was like, ‘Oh, sh*t, Michael’s sitting next to some homeless guy who’s losing his hair and he’s got f*cked up teeth, and sh*t… Well, f*ck it, I’ll go sit next to Michael and the homeless guy.’
“And I went and sat down, and I was like, ‘Oh sh*t, that’s not a homeless guy, that’s f*cking Don Dokken!’
“And I sat down next to Don Dokken and Michael, and Don was so talkative, he was really a nice guy, he was talking about how he likes to plant flowers in his backyard or something. I think he was full of sh*t.”
Earlier Satchel had expressed his opinion on MOTLEY CRUE’s live sound.
Here’s what Satchel said:
“Nikki Sixx, I don’t think anybody really gives a s*it how well he plays the bass.
“Listen, everybody loves Motley Crue, everybody loves those songs.”
“I give it up for Crue — I love ’em; they’re great. But I’ve seen Motley Crue a bunch of times, and they’ve never sounded great live. But nobody gives a s*it.
He should be glad that they don’t really have to sound great live. Vince [Neil] has never been a great live singer. Who gives a s*it? They’ve got great songs.
Listen, we toured with those guys, and I think [Nikki] said two words to me the whole f*cking tour.
I love those guys. They can hate us as much as they want. We’re gonna keep on f*cking rocking.
Those guys are great. And if [Nikki] wants to bag on us, that’s cool. We’re a great live band. If he wants to come out and see us some time and jam with us, he can sit in with us and I’ll tell him all the right notes to play on the bass.”