Now, I know that the inspiration spark for a song comes from all kinds of things. You have the typical love and loss scenario, and cars and driving are always good topics, too. And I know even pets can inspire a song.

But a press conference? That's a new one.

Leave it to Mötley Crüe to be inspired by their Crüe Fest presser (Crüe Fest comes to the Glen Helen Pavilion in Devore in August) to write a song.

In the 1980s, Mötley Crüe wrote about its decadence and girls, girls, girls. Now they're inspired by a press conference?

From the press release:
Inspired by the energy and experience of their performance with their Crüe Fest cohorts

Buckcherry, Papa Roach, Sixx:A.M. and Trapt at the press conference to announce the upcoming mega-tour, Mötley Crüe extended the production for their upcoming CD, returning to the studio this week to record one more track for the highly-anticipated album "Saints of Los Angeles."

WHAT? I love the Crüe, but this one seems a bit bizarre even for them.

They pushed back the release date for a press conference song? This is beginning to seem a little Spinal Tap-ish, isn't it?

This is what Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx had to say about it in the press release:

"Before our performance at the press conference, we were firing on all cylinders at sound check just jamming out, and that's when the new idea came. We quickly laid it down and went to the studio to record it, and liked it so much we pushed back the release one week so that we could get it onto the album - it now has 13 tracks. It's the ultimate song to end the record with and begin the new chapter of our career."

OK, so it's not like they were coming up with this stuff while the press was asking them if they were actually going to keep Vince Neil in the band for this tour and if Tommy Lee would get distracted by a shiny object or a reality show and run away.

Unfortunately for you, I thought it happened that way and I already started making up my own lyrics to the song. So here it is, to the tune of the Crüe classic "On With the Show."

Nikki stepped up to the mic just the other night Told the reporters it would be all right Because he knows How the shows will go, woah-oh-oh-ohhh

They brought up Papa Roach
They brought up Trapt
The vibe was good this lineup won't fall flat
Because they knew
Fans would always be true to the Cruuuuuuuuue

On with the tour
Going on with the tour
People still love metal more
Oh my my my my my my my

I got distracted after that. Oh, and because of the new song, the band is delaying the release of "Saints of Los Angeles." until June 24.

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