The Untold Truth Of Motley Crue

As much of a boys' club as Motley Crue seems like, they're not quite as exclusive as you might think. In fact, they even used to have a female drummer. According to NRK, the band's "New Tattoo" tour in 2000 was plagued with Spinal Tap levels of drummer trouble. Tommy Lee was not in the

As much of a boys' club as Motley Crue seems like, they're not quite as exclusive as you might think. In fact, they even used to have a female drummer. According to NRK, the band's "New Tattoo" tour in 2000 was plagued with Spinal Tap levels of drummer trouble. Tommy Lee was not in the band at the time, and his replacement, Randy Castillo, became ill and was unable to take the stresses of touring. In their search for a replacement, the band turned their inquiring eye to Samantha Maloney, the former drummer from Hole. Nikki Sixx contacted Maloney, who immediately jumped on the plane and proceeded to play the rest of the tour.

For a band so famous for treating women like, well, groupies, Motley Crue was remarkably courteous with Maloney. They took her in as one of their own and were extremely respectful and supportive, and Vince Neil was visibly proud of her during concerts. However, she was aware of their history, and since writer Neil Strauss was following the band around and interviewing them for The Dirt, she got to hear a fair few of the stories straight from the horse's mouth. In 2009, she admitted she was avoiding the book because she felt it would affect the way she thinks of the Crue guys.

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