Rock Icon, 66, Shares Story of Surprise Friendship That Sparked Dolly Parton Collaboration

Although a collaboration between Mötley Crüe and Dolly Parton could appear as a hallucination, drummer Nikki Sixx he revealed he had a significant part in creating theirs New edition of "Home Sweet Home" happen.

"I really liked the moment when I saw online that she mentioned if she's going to be in the Rock Hall, she has to make a rock album. I recall reading that around midnight or so online, and my very first phone call once I could reach my manager was, 'I want to play bass on that record,'” Sixx explained. Forbes In an interview released on July 13, "I was among the first to reach out. They were beginning their outreach with this entire idea, so they had a song prepared, which they shared, and I recorded it. I thought, 'Gosh, what an amazing opportunity to be involved in Dolly’s rock album. Me along with maybe 25 or 30 others who truly admire her.'"

The legendary ‘80s rocker Then it came out that he received a call from someone with a 615 area code, but since they weren't in his contact list, he didn't pick up. To his astonishment, it turned out to be Parton leaving a voice message expressing how much she enjoyed the bass part in the song he had sent her. That marked the start of their "sweet relationship." Later, Parton and some of her friends connected with Sixx's wife, Courtney Sixx in a homemade floral arrangement project that Courtney was working on.

By the time we decided we wanted to do something extraordinary with 'Home Sweet Home,' and Dolly's name was mentioned, I thought, 'If none of those other events had taken place, it might have just been a wild guess. It's similar to making... Paul McCartney Like, 'Hey, what are you up to, Paul? Do you feel like singing 'Home Sweet Home'?" said Sixx. "But if you have a connection with her." So, this relationship began in a casual manner. They made contact and she was very enthusiastic. That was truly a peak moment in their career.

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