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The rockers made the announcement at a news conference Tuesday (28 JAN. 2014) in Hollywood.\u003cbr/\u003eAlice Cooper will tour with the group. Tickets go on sale Friday with prices starting at $15 (U.S.)\u003cbr/\u003e\"We want to go out with the four founding members of Motley Crue and go out on top,\" said lead singer Vince Neil.\u003cbr/\u003e\"We want to leave a legacy,\" added guitarist Nikki Sixx. \"We want to have some dignity.\"\u003cbr/\u003eThe band members have signed a legal agreement promising not to perform as Motley Crue after 2015.\u003cbr/\u003eA Motley Crue country tribute album is in the works, as is a big-screen version of the band's 2002 book, \"The Dirt.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAnd as for new music from the band -- there is the possibility of another studio album despite the final tour.\u003cbr/\u003e\"There's other stuff we've got brewing. New music will eventually come out one way or another,\" Sixx said. \"We haven't made a record yet. I've actually been writing a bunch of music and I've been writing some stuff with Mick Mars.\"\u003cbr/\u003eThe reason bands often reunite for tours later in life is for the money -- Sixx says Motley Crue doesn't need it. \u003cbr/\u003e\"We've been very smart businessmen. But this isn't about the money. It's about the music and the legacy and the dignity,\" he said. \u003cbr/\u003eNeil adds: \"There will always be a form of Motley Crue around. Not as four musical band members. But you're still going to see Motley Crue shirts and merchandise. We own our masters. So it's endless, really. So the Motley Crue business machine will always run. It's just one part of our business is closing down.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSixx adds: \"To be honest with you, there's a part of this that's brand extension if you think about it. When a band checks out and they do it the way that we're doing it, there's pride in that name.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAP Entertainment\u003cbr/\u003eLos Angeles, 28 January 2014\u003cbr/\u003e1. UPSOUND New Orleans-style \"funeral procession\" before Motley Crue arrives at press event\u003cbr/\u003e2. Members of Motley Crue arrive at press event at Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood\u003cbr/\u003e3. Wide Members of Motley Crue at press conference\u003cbr/\u003e4. SOUNDBITE (English) Vince Neil/Recording Artist (Motley Crue) - on band's final tour: \"We don't want to be one of those bands that maybe have one guy left in it or somebody's brother, something like that. We want to go out with the four founding members of Motley Crue and go out on top.\"\u003cbr/\u003e5. SOUNDBITE (English) Nikki Sixx/Recording Artist (Motley Crue) - on band's final tour: \"We don't want to hobble off into the sunset. Tommy said it best recently when he said a farewell tour is when a band does a farewell tour and then gets back together and does another farewell tour. And then breaks up and gets back together until there's no milk left in the titty and it's a rip-off to the fans. And so we decided to call this a final tour and sign a contract telling you that this is real.\"\u003cbr/\u003e6. SOUNDBITE (English) Mick Mars/Recording Artist (Motley Crue) - on band's final tour: \"We've been there, we've done that. We love each other like brothers. And let's go out on top instead of waiting for 'Oh another farwell,' that kind of stuff. It's time for us to throw the towel in -- so to speak.\"\u003cbr/\u003e7. SOUNDBITE (English) Nikki Sixx/Recording Artist (Motley Crue) - on bands touring into old age: \"It's pretty embarrassing what's happening, the state of music with bands out there. I don't want to name names because I just don't think it's really my place. But you know there's so many bands out there -- they're ripping you off. And we're not going to do that.\"\u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE (English) Tommy Lee/Recording Artist (Motley Crue) - on what's next for him: \"I've got some big surprises that I can't talk about at the moment. But just know that there's things.\"\u003cbr/\u003e9. SOUNDBITE (English) Vince Neil/Recording artist (Motley Crue) - on additional performances after final tour: \"Like in the contract, it's going to take all of us to agree to do something. But I don't see us going back on our word and saying 'Oh forget it. Forget it you guys. We were just kidding.' You know -- no. We won't be doing any more concerts.\"\u003cbr/\u003e10. Wide Motley Crue members sign agreement to end touring as Motley Crue after final two-year world tour\u003cbr/\u003e11. SOUNDBITE (English) Nikki Sixx/Recording Artist (Motley Crue) - on band's final tour: \"Signing an agreement that lets people know that this is real and we're not like some of the others that have come before us with farewell tours. This is the final tour and it's important to us that we do it right.\"\u003cbr/\u003e12. SOUNDBITE (English) Vince Neil/Recording Artist (Motley Crue) - on what he'll miss about touring: \"When the four of us are on stage together, it's special. That's going to be the worst part is just knowing I'm not going to be on that stage with the guys again.\"\u003cbr/\u003e13. Wide Motley Crue poses with legal document\u003cbr/\u003e14. SOUNDBITE (English) Nikki Sixx/Recording Artist (Motley Crue) - on potential new music releases: \"There's other stuff we've got brewing. New music will eventually come out one way or another.\"\u003cbr/\u003e15. Wide Motley Crue arrives at event\u003cbr/\u003e16. SOUNDBITE (English) Nikki Sixx/Recording Artist (Motley Crue) - on new music from band: \"We haven't made a record yet. I've actually been writing a bunch of music and I've been writing some stuff with Mick Mars. It's interesting. As the years go, the pressure is not on to make records like it used to be.\"\u003cbr/\u003e17. Close Sixx and Neil pose outside hotel\u003cbr/\u003e18. SOUNDBITE (English) Nikki Sixx/Recording Artist (Motley Crue) - on Motley Crue business not ending: \"About the money, we've been very smart businessmen. But this isn't about the money. It's about the music and the legacy and the dignity.\"\u003cbr/\u003eVince Neil/Recording Artist (Motley Crue): \"There will always be a form of Motley Crue around. Not as four musical band members. But you're still going to see Motley Crue shirts and merchandise. We own our masters. So it's endless, really. So the Motley Crue business machine will always run. 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