Nikki Sixx fought back against accusations that Mötley Crüe doesn't perform live during shows. He insists the band plays 100% live. and sync them up with what we are playing and we do play 100% live," Sixx stated on X. "Listen, there's backups [backing vocals] that are on track," John 5 said. Mars claimed Sixx "did not play a single note on bass during the entire U.S. tour" in 2022.