Oh no, he didn’t! Nikki Sixx dared to insult the mighty Taylor Swift, and he has been met with a swift response from followers.
Over the weekend, the Mötley Crüe bassist tweeted, “Is it simply me or does Taylor Swift all the time appears [sic] likes she’s whining about one thing new every-time she’s gonna drop an album? #WorIsMeMarketing [sic].” (He possible meant @WoeIsMeMarketing because the hashtag.)
It could seem that Sixx is referencing the large fuss over the Ticketmaster debacle that left thousands and thousands of Swifties spending hours on-line, solely to search out themselves with out tickets to her upcoming 2023 tour. In a press release, Swift wrote, “It’s actually wonderful that 2.4 million individuals received tickets, nevertheless it actually pisses me off that quite a lot of them really feel like they went via a number of bear assaults to get them.” Ticketmaster later apologized.
The wrath of Swifties and lots of of Motley Crue’s personal followers quickly adopted, with responses reminiscent of, “Is it simply me or does Motley Crue appear extra like a band filled with washed up outdated males who ought to’ve retired many years in the past and now u need to whine about most likely the largest artist within the modern-day? LOL you’re a JOKE.”
And this one: “Whining or standing up for herself? I believe all the largest artist within the live performance biz ought to step up and assist repair the issues with Ticketmaster. If reside music retains going this fashion, followers will begin spending their cash else the place. It’s getting out of hand. Have a look at the film biz.”
One other posted a photograph of Sixx posing with Swift at an awards gala, writing, “You’re so faux for this.”
A number of responses even accused Sixx of misogyny by attaching the phrase “whining” to Swift, with one studying, “Wow!! As a fan of each you and Taylor I’m disenchanted in you. What a misogynistic, uninformed remark. And yea it’s simply you!!!
Taylor Swift’s North American “Eras” tour” kicks off in mid-March and runs via early August. Mötley Crüe, in the meantime, are taking their co-headlining tour with Def Leppard abroad in 2023, with dates launching in February.
See Nikki Sixx’s tweet and the aforementioned responses beneath.
Is it simply me or does Taylor Swift all the time appears likes she’s whining about one thing new every-time she’s gonna drop an album? #WorIsMeMarketing
— 📷 (@NikkiSixx) November 19, 2022
is it simply me or does motley crue appear extra like a band filled with washed up outdated males who ought to’ve retired many years in the past and now u need to whine about most likely the largest artist within the modern-day? LOL you’re a JOKE https://t.co/XiQO8hfMM9
— amanda 🦄 (@shoutatthe666) November 20, 2022
Whining or standing up for herself? I believe all the largest artist within the live performance biz ought to step up and assist repair the issues with Ticketmaster. If reside music retains going this fashion, followers will begin spending their cash else the place. It’s getting out of hand. Have a look at the film biz.
— Armando Vega (@TheArmandoVega) November 19, 2022
Wow!! As a fan of each you and Taylor I’m disenchanted in you. What a misogynistic, uninformed remark. And yea it’s simply you!!!
— Candice Seeger (@Candybar2112) November 19, 2022
https://t.co/clXLI870qw you’re so faux for this
— michele my bell (@flyhighmichelee) November 20, 2022
