In a recent interview with Audacy Check In, MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars opened up about the lengthy journey leading to the release of his debut solo album, spanning over four decades since the band’s inception. Reflecting on this timeline, he explained:
“Well, it took me 40 years ’cause MÖTLEY was priority… and now that I’m retired, I’m just me. I mean, if MÖTLEY wanted me to write songs with them again, of course I would… But right now, I’m just me, so I’m writing, and it’s not MÖTLEY, and it’s how I feel — my ideas and my kind of thing and kind of trying to reinvent myself or bring myself up to date.”
Despite bassist Nikki Sixx predominantly handling songwriting duties for the band, Mars contributed significantly to some of MÖTLEY CRÜE’s most iconic tracks, including “Same Ol’ Situation (S.O.S.)”, “Girls, Girls, Girls”, and “Dr. Feelgood”.
Mars’ credits on the initial two MÖTLEY CRÜE albums were limited to the instrumental piece “God Bless The Children Of The Beast” from 1983’s “Shout At The Devil”.
“The Other Side Of Mars,” Mick’s inaugural solo endeavor, has recently hit the shelves under his independent label 1313, LLC, in collaboration with MRI.
Notably, Birmingham, Alabama rocker Jacob Bunton played a pivotal role in collaborating extensively with Mars on “The Other Side Of Mars”.