March 28, 2024
Mick Mars


In a new interview with Michael’s Record Collection, legendary drummer Carmine Appice, best known for his work with VANILLA FUDGECACTUS and Rod Stewart, spoke about his diminished touring schedule as he approaches his 76th birthday.

“We [in VANILLA FUDGE] don’t do big tours anymore ’cause nobody wants to do a big tour anymore,” he responded. “Nobody wants to sit in a bus. We wanna go out, do three dates in close ratio, split a van and we fly to the gig, 150 miles, 200 miles, we’re in there for three or four hours and we do the gig. And we go to a hotel and do it the next day. And then third day, fourth day, we go home. Then two weekends later we do the same thing.

Carmine continued: “I’m friends with IRON MAIDEN, with Nicko [McBrainMAIDEN drummer]. He left his house in Florida in April. He’s coming home next week. He’s been on tour the whole time, rehearsing and on tour. We’re too old for that.

“I talked to [guitarist] Mick Mars, who’s been touring with MÖTLEY CRÜE. He just gave up his seat in touring with MÖTLEY CRÜE. And John 5 is gonna tour with them. He said, ‘Man, we did our final tour [seven years ago]. Now we’re out again doing this major tour with DEF LEPPARD.’ And he said, ‘I don’t wanna do it no more. I’m sick of being in a bus.’ He said he’s gonna do a solo album and go out and do some gigs. I said, ‘Look, if you need anyone to play drums, I’ll play with you.’ He goes, ‘That would be great.’ So maybe I’ll do some gigs with him. But it’s not gonna be big tours. It’ll be a weekend maybe somewhere and then go home. Two weekends later maybe a weekend and go home.”

As previously reported, Mick Mars has retired from touring with MÖTLEY CRÜE due to worsening health issues, and has been replaced with John 5. Mars still remains as a member of the CRÜE, but he will not participate in any touring activities.

Earlier this year, Paul Taylor, well known as an accomplished guitarist/keyboardist who has worked with many artists as a composer and musician over the decades, most famously with WINGER, revealed during an appearance on the “Sonic Dorms” podcast that he spent “the last couple of years” collaborating with Mick Mars on the MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist’s solo album.

Taylor said: “That one, I wrote most of the record with Mick and [Alabama musician] Jacob Bunton, who sang with [former GUNS N’ ROSES drummer] Steve Adler. Me and Jacob have written a lot of stuff for TV together. I’m really excited to have that come out, and that, I think, is gonna be towards the end of the year.”

Mick is so awesome, and just the endless cool things he comes up with and the palette of sounds,” Paul added. “There’s days I just go, ‘Is that guitar? Is that you doing all that?’ [It’s been] really fun. I’m very excited about that.”



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