Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx Reveals Freddie Mercury Song Which He Was Inspired By

Mötley Crüe icon Nikki Sixx shared a new Instagram post and revealed an untold truth about one of the band’s well-known song: “Bastard.”

Nikki Sixx also admitted that he was inspired lyrically by Queen’s Death On Two Legs.

Here is his statement:

“The guy in the middle we fired and wrote a song about called “Bastard “ which I was inspired lyrically by Queens “Death On Two Legs”. Basically, the same subject which was a rip off manager.

#1981 #motleycrue #TooFastForLove @motleycrue I’VE ALWAYS BELIEVED YOU SHOULD WRITE ABOUT WHAT YOUR GOING THROUGH OR OBSERVING.#Lyrics #RocknRoll #LosAngeles”

You can see his photo below:

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The guy in the middle we fired and wrote a song about called “Bastard “ which I was inspired lyrically by Queens “Death On Two Legs”.Basically the same subject which was a rip off manager. #1981 #motleycrue #TooFastForLove @motleycrue I’VE ALWAYS BELIEVED YOU SHOULD WRITE ABOUT WHAT YOUR GOING THROUGH OR OBSERVING.#Lyrics #RocknRoll #LosAngeles

A post shared by Nikki Sixx (@nikkisixxpixx) on Apr 28, 2019 at 6:14pm PDT