It looks like MTV has dropped the ball and Motley is looking for others to bring their tell all autobiography The Dirt to the silver screen. We get the following scoop from the glamour caves of Yahoo:
The glam-metal veterans first announced in 2006 they had reached a deal with MTV Films/Paramount to start producing a biopic based on their best-selling autobiography “The Dirt,” which was co-written with Neil Strauss. But the band is now looking for new partners, bassist/lyricist Nikki Sixx told Reuters. “We’re trying to get them (MTV) out of the way to make this movie that should have been made a long time ago,” he said.
“MTV has become bogged down in its own way. It’s a channel that used to be hip and has now actually become unhip. We signed with them because we believed they were right, but they haven’t come to the table,” he said. “We need to find the right partner. They are not the right partner.”
I am seeing Motley Crue live on sunday at the Heavy MTL festival. It is the largest outdoor metal fest in Canada (to date) and I am quite excited to see them along with Iron Maiden, Overkill, Hammerfall and a host of others.
I read the dirt in 3 days. I devoured that book like I was a wolf, and it was made of meat. After reading that collection of confessions, I am surprised these men are still alive today. Death either hates them or respects them – either way they owe the reaper. Even if you are not a fan of Motley Crue, this book is a must read. You will be open mouthed as you read the exploits of some of the filthiest men to ever walk the earth.
I thought a film version of the book was an amazing idea and I am still quite excited to see it (when and if it happens.) My favorite part of the abve article is when Nikki Sixx puts a pox on MTV and declares them “unhip.”
