John 5, a longtime close friend of Sixx and Motley Crue, co-wrote three songs on The Dirt biopic soundtrack companion — “The Dirt,” “Ride With the Devil” and “Crash and Burn.” ...

Their 1983 sophomore album and major label debut ... The tell-all band biography, ‘The Dirt,’ became a best-seller in 2001, and Motley Crue spent the next decade repeatedly making up ...