David Lee Roth was asked to open for the joint Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard tour but reportedly turned it down.Roth turned down the offer of opening for the two acts after Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx says he reached out to Roth.Speaking to the Los Angeles Times, Sixx revealed that when Mötley Crüe offered Roth the opening slot on the tour, he responded in the negative, reportedly saying: “I don’t open for bands that I influenced.”Sixx meanwhile recently shared a powerful message on the 20th anniversary of him being sober.Taking to social media last month (July 2) to mark the milestone, Sixx discussed his journey over the past two decades and encouraged anyone who has overcome alcohol dependency issues to “give back” and throw anyone still.
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