STEVE-O – “I won’t blame MÖTLEY CRÜE and all the bands of the 80s for my drug addiction, but I could”

Entertainment Weekly has a new, exclusive clip from the upcoming Paramount+ docuseries “Nöthin' But A Good Time: The Uncensored Story Of '80s Hair Metal,” which follows one of the stars of Jackass and the most notorious band to emerge from the LA metal scene of the early '80s.

It's a revelation that will come as absolutely no surprise to anyone: Steve-O appears to have grown up as a huge fan of the “Shout At The Devil” writing band Mötley Crüe, and in the clip he explains how he hatched a plan to meet his teased-haired heroes.

Steve-O says, “I liked Mötley Crüe so much as a kid that when they came to my town, I called every single hotel in the Yellow Pages and asked to be put through to a room using the name of their manager, Doc McGhee.”

Wow, that's really hard work. We like it! And the work was worth it. “After we had been on the phone for hours, this guy answered the phone and I asked, 'Is that Doc McGhee?' and he said, 'No, that's Doc's brother Scott,'” explains Steve-O.

It turned out the brother was close enough. “Scott McGhee was so impressed that I called every hotel in the Yellow Pages. He said, 'This is great. How would you like it if I gave you backstage passes to the show tomorrow night?' And that's how I met Nikki Sixx and Tommy Lee.”

Read more and watch the above video at Entertainment Weekly.

“Nöthin' But A Good Time: The Uncensored Story Of '80s Hair Metal” will premiere on September 17 exclusively on Paramount+.

Directed by Jeff Tremaine (“Jackass,” “The Dirt”), the three-part series showcases the notoriously wild hard rock phenomenon of the 80s and features interviews with people who lived through the scene, including Bret Michaels, Stephen Pearcy, Nuno Bettencourt, Dave “Snake” Sabo and Riki Rachtman, as well as Corey Taylor and Steve-O and many others.

Based on the acclaimed book Nothin But a Good Time: The Uncensored History Of The '80s Hard Rock Explosion by respected rock journalists Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock, the series delivers a fresh and shockingly candid look behind the scenes of one of music's most iconic eras. Each episode reveals the madness and fiery ambition that thrilled generations of music lovers and continues to influence the culture today.

“This documentary series is a tribute to the craziest decade of rock'n'roll. It's my love letter to the '80s,” said Tremaine.

“Nothin' But A Good Time: The Uncensored Story Of '80s Hair Metal” is executive produced by Jeff Tremaine and Shanna Newton for Gorilla Flicks, Eric Wattenberg, Scott Lonker and Will Nothacker for Wheelhouse's Spoke Studios, Erik Olsen and Bruce Gillmer and Michael Maniaci for MTV Entertainment Studios. Richard Bienstock and Tom Beaujour serve as co-producers.