In a recent conversation with The Eddie Trunk Podcast, bassist Nikki Sixx talked about the early days, when Motley Crue toured with Guns N’ Roses and recalled how was it to tour with Axl Rose.
Here’s what he said:
“After we took Guns N’ Roses out on tour, and they first put out ‘Welcome to the Jungle,’ or was it ‘Patience’ that was the next one? ‘Sweet Child…’?
“I’m sorry, but I do remember going to the Rainbow, and I saw Axl [Rose] there and he jumped up, he said, ‘Hi, thanks for the tour,’ because now MTV was going to play ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine.’
“It really gave them a shot, and I was super stoked for those guys. And then he told me that he always loved the [Motley Crue] song ‘Stick to Your Guns,’ and thought about covering it in GN’R or something.
“That’s pretty cool to hear, those guys thought that was cool, and that song has got its own little life, so to speak.”