Ronnie Radke responded to fans who accused him of being part of Mötley Crüe as a ‘sell-out’ band.
A fan page for Radke shared a favorite picture of him on X, highlighting his journey from being a fan of Mötley Crüe to now opening for them. One fan commented, “I like Motley, but man, they have SOLD OUT. Ronnie kinda is too, I just hope he doesn’t go to the point beyond return (like they have).”
In response, Radke stated, “I will literally hold a Pepsi in a commercial for 1 million dollars. I do not give a f*ck what are you talking about sell out?” He continued, “I will 100% sell out everything. Y’all are stupid as sht imagine declining a commercial or anything else like that because you don’t want fans to think you ‘sold out.’ I’ll do a damn t Mobil commercial idgaf keep that sh*t real.”
Last month, Falling In Reverse made history as the first rock and metal band to achieve a gold RIAA certification for a new album released in 2024. Radke celebrated this accomplishment after facing online hate in recent years on X. He remarked, “There is something beautiful in the fact that my album goes gold in 31 days after its release, yet I am the most hated and sh*tted on person in this music scene.” He added, “If your favorite band is so much better than me, go give them a gold album and shut the absolute f*ck up about me then, b*tch… Here’s your L.”
Radke also shared a sarcastic video where he poked fun at the backlash he received for his posts about the LGBTQ+ community. He mocked the labels he has been called, like ‘transphobic,’ ‘homophobe,’ and ‘racist.’
He expressed, “My album went gold already. It came out last month, it’s already gold. How dare my album go gold? I’m transphobic. Congratulations to everybody that was involved with this. It’s bullsh*t. I’m so proud of this, and it makes me uncomfortable.” He added, “All this hard work, all this dedication, and this decides to go gold in such a short amount of time. I’m a homophobe and racist. I can’t believe that this went gold. Thank you to everybody involved. The mixing, Tyler [Burgess], my whole band that plays this live. Everybody that helped, Cody [Quistad], everybody, I love you, guys.”
‘Popular Monster’ was released in August and features contributions from artists like Alex Terrible from Slaughter to Prevail and rapper Tech N9ne. The album took from 2019 to 2023 to create.
