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O.k., what's better than Jack Daniels shot specials and an evening of Motley Crue music played by four smoking hot chicks. The answer is absolutely NOTHING, and that's why you should make the trip out to Rock N' Roll Heaven in Depew, NY (close to Buffalo) this Friday to see one of the most talked about cover bands- Girls, Girls, Girls. This NYC based band consists of Nikita Seis-bass, Vixen Neil-vocals,Tawny Lee-drums and Mistress Mars and they have been tearing up the stages with their high energy performances and slammin' n' sleazy renditions of the classic Crue. This is a must see show!!!
We caught up with Nikita to get a sneak peak into the world of Girls, Girls, Girls. Here's what went down.
Does Motley Crue know about your band, and have any members commented on what you are doing?
We met Vince and hung out with him at his afterparty in Atlantic City, and met Nikki a few times and spoken with him as well. Both expressed interest in seeing us play and think what we're doing is really cool. Tommy sent us a Myspace message after seeing one of our videos saying "f-ing rad!" and also said he wants to see us play. Mick's the only one we've had no contact with, and we're all dying to meet him. We hope to be able to play for them one day soon and do them proud.
How did the band start and why did you decide to focus in on Motley Crue?
I'm the diehard Crue fan in the band and have been since I was about 10. Back then I wasn't allowed to go see them, despite how much I begged my parents. My first time seeing them was 2005 on the Carnival of Sin tour and it was everything I ever thought it would be. I came up with the concept shortly after that and began recruiting people to join me. I found Tawny first at a fundraising event for the Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls. Then I took out a craigslist ad seeking a loud, rude, aggressive female guitarist, hoping to conjure up some of the energy of the original ad that Mick answered. Mistress Mars was the only person to answer it (after about a month of waiting), and thank god she did because she is amazing. We had several auditions for singers, and I spent a lot of time on myspace searching for singers and trying to recruit people whose profiles I liked. Vixen's profile didn't scream metal, so I had to sweet-talk her a bit, but the minute she walked through the door, we knew she was perfect before she even opened her mouth. The fact that she sings as good as she looks was the icing on the cake. From the moment we were all together, we had an instant chemistry and everything has moved really quickly since. Mistress Mars and Vixen weren't very familiar with Motley Crue when they joined, but Motley Crue symbolizes the dirtiest and wildest parts of rock'n'roll, and both of them have that flowing through their veins. It comes through all of us when we perform, and it's fair to say that we're all diehard fans now.
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What is your favorite Motley song to play live?
The band favorites are Piece of Your Action and Ten Seconds to Love. They're both really sexy songs. Piece of Your Action is really dynamic musically, and Ten Seconds to Love is just all-around fun, the kind your parents don't want you to have.
Are you involved in any other music projects, and if so, what?
This is it for me. I have a huge passion for this band and tend to throw all my energy towards whatever I'm doing at one time. There's not a whole lot of room for anything else right now.
Do you have any original material?
Vixen and Mistress Mars are both very talented songwriters. We've only been together a year, so we're still making our way through the Motley catalogue. Original material is something we haven't ruled out as a possibility eventually, but it's not top on our list.
How long have you been playing the bass?
Only a few years. I came up with the concept of the band only a few months after I started playing, so the bulk of my playing has been just playing Crue tunes.
Now you mentioned that Ace Frehley bassist' Anthony Esposito was your te acher. What was he like as a teacher, and what is the most valuable thing that he taught you?
I wouldn't call him a teacher, but I have had a lesson with him. Anthony's an incredible bass player. I met him at one of our gigs and asked him if he'd teach me how to use a pick, since Nikki uses one. I only had one lesson with him before he started touring with Ace, and I learned a lot in terms of technique, probably everything except how to use a pickJ I just can't get used to the pick and prefer to feel my instrument. So I guess the answer is he was a great teacher but I was a terrible student. I've taken many lessons with Robbie Seahag from the Sound of Urchin, and he's probably more influential in terms of my style of playing.
How would you rate Nikki Sixx as a Bass player?
Nikki's bass playing is often overshadowed by his incredible songwriting and his past off-stage antics. Nikki is larger than life, and he's the reason a lot of people have picked up a bass in the first place (myself included). A lot of times bass players are judged by the material they're playing – like Flea is one of the best bass players because the Chili Peppers' music is so bass heavy that he's constantly doing a lot of crazy finger work, which shows off his skills and dexterity. Most of the bass lines in Crue tunes are fairly simple, but every once in a while he'll pull something a little more advanced out – like the middle part of Stick to Your Guns, or during the guitar solo of Primal Scream. I really like how the bass line to Louder than Hell is so different from the main guitar part – which, again, goes to his songwriting more so than the technical part. He can also pull off somersaults in boots and still keep playing, which I still can't do. I think he's under-rated.
I imagine that you and your bandmates get a lot of drunk guys hitting on you after shows. Does this annoy you at all or do you just look at it as part of the job?
Actually, almost all the guys we've met after shows have been very respectful. One of our favorite parts of the night is hanging out after the shows with the people who have come to see us play. I think most of those guys we meet enjoy hanging out as well and don't want to do anything stupid to screw it up.
What other bands would you be interested in covering?
None. I really do look at this as a tribute to one of my favorite bands of all time. To cover anyone else would lessen the tribute. When this is done, so am I.
Do you still buy CD's or do you just download?
Mainly download (legally), but if I see a band I like and they have CDs at their show, I'll buy them.
Is there any one particular gig that stands out as your favorite of all time?
Chilkoot Charlie's in Anchorage, Alaska, for so many obvious reasons. From the moment we got there, people went out of their way to make sure our stay was great. The crowd was incredible – we had people who flew in from remote parts of the state to see us. RPMs in Pittsburgh was another one where we had just such a fun crowd of people (including my 85-year-old grandmother and some of her friends!) We're heading back there again April 11th.
What can we expect when Girls, Girls Girls play Rock n Roll Heaven in Buffalo NY on Friday?
You can expect a dirty, raunchy, balls-out rock'n'roll show, and the kind of party that people talk about for months afterwards as being one of the funnest nights of their lives. Buffalo is my hometown, so I'm expecting this to be an answer to the previous question in terms of standing out as one of my favorites of all time.
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