Pearl Jam is one of the most boring bands in history, Nikki Sixx proclaimed.
Sixx broke his silence after Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder dissed Mötley Crüe, saying that the metal band caused him to feel vacuous.
In response to this, the bassist took to Twitter and said it made him laugh to learn that the "singer in Pearl Jam" hated his band.
"Made me laugh today reading how much the singer in Pearl Jam hated @MotleyCrue. Now considering that they're one of the most boring bands in history it's kind of a compliment isn't it?#TheStadiumTour #RocknRoll," he wrote.
But the heated exchange divided both their fans, with most of the Twitter users saying Pearl Jam is way better than Mötley Crüe. Sixx still not hold back and answered some of the users' tweets. At one point, he compared Vedder's vocal styling to singing while having "marbles in mouth."
The bassist also replied to another fan, saying most concertgoers in Pearl Jam's concerts only have boring looks throughout the show.
Despite his explanations, Pearl Jam fans are convinced that the band is way better than Sixx's.
One said, "I've seen Motley Crue once... & I've made a point of seeing Pearl Jam 6 times. Vince Neil could barely sing or move. Eddie Vedder sings as well as he did 20 years ago & puts on a hell of a show. You keep laughing while Pearl Jam keeps selling out shows."
"Pearl Jam sells stadiums while Motley Crue needs like 3 more bands to play at them, not sell them out, and remain a mid live band," another wrote.
What Trigger Nikki Sixx to Make the Comment?
Sixx's statement came after Vedder sat down with New York Times Sunday magazine's David Marchese (via Billboard) for its "Talk" feature. The column focused on the singer's solo album, "Earthling."
He then took a shot at Sixx's band, expressing how much he hated it.
"I'd end up being at shows that I wouldn't have chosen to go to - bands that monopolized late-'80s MTV. The metal bands that - I'm trying to be nice - I despised," Vedder said. "'Girls, Girls, Girls' and Mötley Crüe: [expletive] you. I hated it. I hated how it made the fellas look. I hated how it made the women look. It felt so vacuous."
He also made another jab at the band during his performance at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark on Sunday. Before Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith performed a drum solo, Vedder reportedly said, "That drum kit - that silver, beautiful machine that he is the engine of - does not need to elevate or rotate to do its job. Let me just point that out."
They also shared a video of the clip, saying that the band loves their "bored fans."
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