As a founding member of Mötley Crüe, Mick Mars helped define 80s hard rock. But in an interview in the brand new issue of Classic Rock magazine, the guitarist reveals an unexpected love of progressive rock.
“I went through surf music and British Invasion, and then I discovered blues and jazz,” says Mars, who releases his debut solo album, The Other Side Of Mars, on February 23. “All the drummers in those days were into jazz, so I thought, okay, I‘ll listen to some jazz. I listened to Wes Montgomery, Miles Davis, all those people, just learning a lot of different ways of doing things and different kinds of music.
