Nikki Sixx admits that Mötley Crue do use backing tapes, but says that the band members always play their instruments: “Since we saw Queen using some during Bohemian Rhapsody live, we understood that we could bring in elements that we could not do"

The allegation that Mötley Crue use backing tapes when playing live has reared its head again with Nikki Sixx now admitting that yes, they do use them, but that they still play their instruments live. And it’s better for the fans and we enjoy being able to do what we did in the studio live. The band won that court battle, with expert witnesses confirming that they did actually play live. On the Thinking About Guitar podcast he said: "Listen, there's backups (backing vocals) that are on track. Of course, there's backups pumped in, there's sirens pumped in, there is intros pumped in, but all the music that we're playing is being performed by us.