Nicholas Bodley wrote:

> Story goes that when the rock band Mötley Crüe first appeared in Germany,
> at the opening of the show, they were greeted by (presumably friendly)
> chanting in the audience of the German pronunciation (although I find
> "Crüe" to be really awkward). I don't know what the band's reaction was.

Nikki Sixx (bassist) is quoted: "all the kids were going `Mutley Cruh!'
and we were going `Huh?'"

(Rock Names from ABBA to ZZ Top: How Rock Bands Got Their Names, by Adam
Dolgins, Citadel Press 1993)

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