Motley Crue

Motley Crue is the quintessential glam metal band of the 1980s, embodying the Sunset Strip rock scene's excesses. Their music combined heavy metal riffs with pop hooks and glam aesthetics, while their off-stage behavior—drug addiction, car crashes, criminal charges, near-death experiences—became as legendary as the music itself.

Defined the sound and visual aesthetic of 1980s glam metal; Dr. Feelgood (1989) achieved both critical and commercial high point; The Dirt autobiography captured the defining mythology of 1980s rock excess; their story became a cultural reference point for the era.