The 40 Most Important Dates in Motley Crue History Published: January 19, 2021 Leathur / Elektra / Musician / Harper Collins / Motley Records / Netflix / YouTube / David A. Walega / Ron Galella Collection / Ebet Roberts / Chris Walter / Ross Marino / Larry Marano, Getty Images You can't trace the history of Motley Crue with a straight line. And you certainly won't be able to avoid controversy as you trace the story of their rise to fame. But taken together, the 40 Most Important Dates in Motley Crue History offer a big-picture perspective on everything the band has accomplished and survived during its first four decades. Below, we take a look at how the four members of Motley Crue found each other, rose to fame, tore themselves apart and then put it all back together again.