In a recent interview on The Jesea Lee Show, MUDVAYNE vocalist Chad Gray discussed the initial album that captivated him during his exploration of music.
He responded (as transcribed by Blabbermouth): “My first, my cutting-teeth metal record — it’s so weird even say the band name now considering what’s going on with that band — MÖTLEY CRÜE Too Fast For Love. Too Fast For Love and Shout At The Devil, man. Just f**king absolute game changers.
“My mom had me when she was 17 years old. So, I would cruise the strip with my mom and her friends, and f**king Peter Frampton and THE EAGLES and [LED] ZEPPELIN, that was what was on the radio. So that’s what I grew up with. So I grew up in a very musical household, because my mom was still young and it was basically the classic rock era in real time. So I grew up on a lot of really great music, man. But I’m telling you f**king what — nothing touched me like, man, the first [time I heard MÖTLEY CRÜE‘s ‘Live Wire’]. That opening riff to f**king ‘Live Wire’ was, like, ‘What?’ Like I said, I had a familiarity with music — I knew music and I knew good music — but that s**t was just, like — it bit me; it f**king bit me.’
Discussing CRÜE‘s choice to reunite and continue with John 5 after Mick Mars‘s retirement from touring, Chad remarked: “At this point, I would just bow out. It’s not the same, dude. I’m not the guy that f**king like just wants to sit and talk s**t, but I have, unfortunately… It hits me in such a pure place, and to see it just kind of turn into f**king whatever because it was such a big part of my life, and so it’s hard for me to watch.”
When asked whether he believes CRÜE “should just call it completely at this point” Chad responded: “Unless you wanna try harder. You know what I mean? And it’s not all of ’em. [Drummer] Tommy [Lee] can still f**king play. Tommy‘s a f**king beast; I mean, he always will be. But that’s usually the way with drummers; they usually can stand the test of time. I get it with singers and s**t like that. You lose some of your register and frequency, your pitch will drop. That’s just f**king nature. ‘Cause it has with me — my resonant pitch has definitely dropped. I can still get up there, but it’s weird. My register break is a little bit lower and different. So, it does happen, but it’s just, like, come on, man.”
