Editing Mötley Crüe (section)

===Godsmack===
The feud between [[alternative metal]] band [[Godsmack]] and Mötley Crüe stems from the two sides clashing after Godsmack was hired as one of several supporting acts for Mötley Crüe during the band's 2009 [[Crüe Fest 2]] tour. Godsmack frontman [[Sully Erna]] and drummer [[Shannon Larkin]] have claimed the feud originated from Mötley Crüe's treatment of the support bands on tour, particularly Godsmack's fans who allegedly often left venues early following their own performance. Larkin recalls in a 2011 interview with ''[[Loudwire]]'': "Mötley Crüe's security were real weird with our guests getting backstage, like our guests might want to look at Mötley Crüe. Our guests were there to see us and they didn't care a shit about Mötley Crüe. Mötley Crüe is a legendary band that we all respect. When I was 17, I had 'Shout at the Devil' but it just kind of fronted us a little that they would think that our guests would be star-struck over them. So, that's where the bad blood came from."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/godsmack-shannon-larkin-explains-sully-erna-nikki-sixx-feud/|title=Godsmack's Shannon Larkin explains Sully Erna-Nikki Sixx feud|website=[[Loudwire]]|date=September 9, 2011|access-date=April 12, 2023|archive-date=April 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412190939/https://loudwire.com/godsmack-shannon-larkin-explains-sully-erna-nikki-sixx-feud/|url-status=live}}</ref> Sully Erna allegedly penned the 2010 track "[[Cryin' Like a Bitch]]" about Sixx in regards to his behavior towards Godsmack during the tour, though Shannon Larkin claims the song was written about former [[San Diego Chargers]] quarterback [[Philip Rivers]]. Sixx continued in a war of insults with the band as he alleged that Godsmack had asked to appear on his radio show multiple times, due to initial allegations of it being written as a [[diss track]] aimed at Sixx.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rockcelebrities.net/the-godsmack-song-written-to-attack-motley-crues-nikki-sixx/ |title=The Godsmack Song Written to Attack Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx |website=rockcelebrities.net |first1=Elif |last1=Ozden |date=2021-12-26 |access-date=April 12, 2023 |archive-date=April 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412225757/https://rockcelebrities.net/the-godsmack-song-written-to-attack-motley-crues-nikki-sixx/ |url-status=live }}</ref> During a 2015 appearance on the "Jasta Show" (hosted by [[Hatebreed]] frontman [[Jamey Jasta]]), Erna would attack Sixx further by calling Sixx an "old, fat, washed-up has-been". Erna continued the tirade by even challenging Sixx to a fight, claiming: "I'll say it straight out: I've never met a bigger fucking dick in my life than Nikki Sixx. He's a douchebag. He's straight-up a fucking douche, and I don't give a fuck what he says. He knows exactly where I am, and he knows exactly how he can find me anytime that motherfucker has the balls to come and look me up".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://loudwire.com/godsmack-sully-erna-calls-motley-crue-nikki-sixx-old-fat-washed-up-has-been/ |first1=Joe |last1=DiVata |date=2015-11-28 |title=Sully Erna Calls Nikki Sixx an 'Old, Fat, Washed Up, Has-Been |website=[[Loudwire]] |access-date=April 12, 2023 |archive-date=April 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412190815/https://loudwire.com/godsmack-sully-erna-calls-motley-crue-nikki-sixx-old-fat-washed-up-has-been/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/godsmacks-shannon-larkin-says-feud-with-motley-crue-was-caused-by-conflict-of-ego-between-sully-erna-and-nikki-sixx|title=GODSMACK's SHANNON LARKIN Says Feud With MÖTLEY CRÜE Was Caused By 'Conflict Of Ego' Between SULLY ERNA And NIKKI SIXX|date=2020-12-28|access-date=April 12, 2023|archive-date=April 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412224835/https://blabbermouth.net/news/godsmacks-shannon-larkin-says-feud-with-motley-crue-was-caused-by-conflict-of-ego-between-sully-erna-and-nikki-sixx|url-status=live}}</ref> Sixx responded to Erna's comments on a Facebook livestream, calling him a "baby". Sixx would also claim the band would refuse any future festival dates if they were booked on the same bill as Godsmack.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.grunge.com/613451/inside-godsmacks-feud-with-motley-crue/ |title=Inside Godsmack's feud with Motley Crue |first1=Lorenzo |last1=Tanos |date=2021-09-23 |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=grunge.com |archive-date=April 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412225240/https://www.grunge.com/613451/inside-godsmacks-feud-with-motley-crue/ |url-status=live }}</ref>