Nikki Sixx, Eddie Vedder Spat Continues: Is Pearl Jam The 'Most Boring Band In History'?

Nikki Sixx launched his tirades against Eddie Vedder in what seemed to be a reignited spat between grunge and hair metal bands. In a now-controversial interview of the New York Times, Eddie Vedder dropped a comment against 80s glam bands that loosely resurrected an issue between the two band genre.

Vedder's name-dropping comment

Eddie Vedder told New York Times that he "hated" metal bands who have monopolized late-80's MTV. In a massive name-drop, Vedder directly named "Girls, Girls, Girls" and "Mötley Crüe", among those he has hated.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer explained that he hated the band because of how it made "fellas" and "women" look and how it felt "vacuous".

Releasing his solo album "Earthling" on February 12 this year, Vedder spoke more about the hair metal scene.

"But I'm circling back to say that one thing that I appreciated was that in Seattle and the alternative crowd, the girls could wear their combat boots and sweaters, and their hair looked like Cat Power's and not Heather Locklear's - nothing against her," Vedder continued.

This controversial comment, in return, made its way to Mötley Crüe's bassist Nikki Sixx.

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Sixx's response

Mötley Crüe, one of the two bands Vedder "hated" on the New York Times interview, issued a clap back on the Pearl Jam frontman's comment.

The clapback came from Mötley Crüe's bassist Nikki Sixx, who took to Twitter to fight fire with fire.

In his tweet, the bassist referred to Vedder's comment as a compliment from "one of the most boring bands in history".

Amassing almost 8,000 total likes, quote tweets, and retweets, Sixx's tweet prompted another response from Pearl Jam.

Pearl Jam, in return, posted a 39-second clip of one of their "bored" fans and concert audiences who are jumping and enjoying while singing their songs.

The success of both bands

Despite the exchange of their tirades, both Mötley Crüe and Pearl Jam have been immensely successful throughout their separate careers.

Each band has earned five platinum studio albums apiece in the United States.

On the other hand, Pearl Jam holds the advantage with the lone diamond-certified record of the bunch, their 1991 first album, "Ten".

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