And he admits he's already emotional about the moment they take their final bow � even though he's not yet sure when it will take place.

He'd recently speculated that the band would bow out after completing work on their movie version of The Dirt and releasing its soundtrack, recording a last record then hitting the road one more time.

Now he's spoken in stronger terms about the chances of Crue returning at some point afterwards.

Sixx tells The Music: "It's important that when you do a farewell tour that people understand. When you put a bullet in the back of the horse's head and it goes down, it's not a plastic bullet � it's a f**king shotgun blast.