When it comes to putting together a new show, we always push the envelope, and that's part of Motley Crue's legacy.

If you were on the phone with me and Tommy right now, we would probably forget you were there, we'd just be cracking jokes. It's like Beavis and Butthead.

The thing is that I've known the guys from Motley Crue longer than just about everybody.

Rock n' roll is dirty, and it's bad, and it's either clever or it's not clever.

I know I'd feel emotional if one of my favorite bands was going out.

I think anything that's creative really takes my mind off whatever it is that I'm going through in my life. If you're going through heartbreak, and you can write a song, it's a wonderful win-win, because it takes your mind off the heartbreak, and you get to vent.

I sport a cave-man mentality.

I don't want to jump through hoops for people.

Like all artists, I go through creative spurts.

I do believe that when I'm writing music, I get addicted to the music of the concept of what the outcome of the song is, or the passion behind the lyrics.

Some kid gets his first iPhone, signs up to Twitter, and then tweets, 'Nikki Sixx sucks.' And I'm supposed to take that personally.

Growing up in the '70s, it was only a few years before that when men started to grow their hair long. And in the '70s, people were pushing the envelope a little farther, with men having even more style and piercing both their ears and wearing makeup.

In '85, I went through rehab and I wasn't ready. If you're not ready, you're not ready. You don't want to hear the truth, and you're gonna keep doing what you keep doing.

You can't lie to your audience. You can't lie to your fans.

My studio, nicknamed 'Funny Farm,' is in a hidden location. It's very private. Not only do I create my photography there, but it is also where I write my books and create music.

Politicians really worry about being politically correct.

Radio stations play what they believe is in, and they all talk to each other.

The industry needs to be run by artists, because we are the only people that care about art.

How lucky can one guy get? I was a runaway, and then I was in one of the biggest bands in the world. I've sold out every arena. I've sold millions and millions of records.

I think - I honestly think that my story is not 100 percent that unique. I think that I'm - just the whole rock star part kind of throws an interesting twist on it.

As a lyricist, I'm really trying to raise my level of quality.

If you actually dissect the lyrics in 'Motley Crue', you'll notice that there's a lot going on beneath the surface.

If you leave me in a room long enough, I'll redecorate the room.

I love those Keith Richards solo records, but it's not the Rolling Stones.

I remember Iggy and the Stooges' song 'Search and Destroy' reaching out from my speakers to me like my own personal anthem.

If I'm watching my favorite boxer, and he's just won the heavyweight championship of the world, and he retires, it kind of makes the guy a legend.

Do I think anything I ever do will be as big as Motley Crue? It's impossible.

Ego is the great enemy. Ego will hold you back every single time.

It's just kind of known in the music industry that a farewell tour means 'for now.'

Let's just say I have expensive taste.

We each have our own tour bus. We've never done that before.

Empathy is important, openness, honesty, and an understanding for others.

It's all about togetherness and to pay the other the necessary respect. If you do that, then we all would feel better. It is not always a taking but also a giving in both directions.

Life writes the best stories.

We want to chase and seal the championship title. The decisive thing is to be at the top at the end of the season.

We want to win all of our matches and focus on ourselves.

In the emotion, you say things that you regret the next day.

You have seen it: You can put something into the world, and all of a sudden, everybody believes that. Like throwing a fishing rod and the fish bite into.

Mentality beats quality.

There is only one Messi. No matter what I say, it's too little. You have to shower him with superlatives.

If teams play Bayern, they bring another attitude to the pitch than if they play teams who are not Bayern.

I am an optimist, not a dreamer.

Fitness gives you confidence, and if you're fit, you don't have to wonder whether you'll last the 90 minutes.

For the top stars, it's just more appealing to go to the Premier League than to Bundesliga.

A five-year contract is worth no more than a six-month contract these days; it's very concerning.

If research can help us discover cures for diseases, it surely can improve a football team. Whether it's data analysis or biomechanics, it can give you an edge - and I'd be a fool if I didn't want that edge.

For the players, these top, top, top games or these top, top, top events - like a World Cup or a European Championship - are not common but, of course, something special.

I don't underestimate any opponent.

Expectations run immensely high in Croatia. We may only be a small country, but people expect us to be our best at every major tournament.

You build up the opponent, and you lose confidence.