# Kickstart My Heart guitar solo

> Mick Mars's guitar solo on Kickstart My Heart by Mötley Crüe (1989) starts at about 2:38. From the album Dr. Feelgood. A glam classic from the 1980s.

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Mötley Crüe, 1989, from *Dr. Feelgood*. Solo by *Mick Mars*.

Mars mixes a talkbox break with a fast, blues-rooted solo over one of glam metal's quickest tempos.

Kickstart My Heart runs at one of glam metal's quickest tempos, and Mick Mars has to find a way to be heard over all that speed. His answer is a two-part break: first a talk-box section that makes the guitar sound like it is gargling the song's energy back at you, then a fast, blues-rooted solo with a raw, heavy tone. Mars was always more of a blues-rock player than a shredder, and you can hear it in the loose, swaggering bends even at this pace. The talk box adds a cartoonish grin without stalling the momentum. Listen for the handoff from the talk-box vowels into straight-ahead blues licks, where the solo suddenly sounds like a guitar again and the song lifts another gear.

Kickstart My Heart by Mötley Crüe is featured in our Glam (#7), Hair Metal (#14) lists. The solo is played by Mick Mars and the song was released in 1989.

## In our lists

- [The 25 Greatest Glam Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/glam/) — #7
- [Wah & Talk Box Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/wah/) — #20
- [The Best Mötley Crüe Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/motley-crue-guitar-solos/) — #1
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1989](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1989/) — #12
- [The 18 Best Hair Metal Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/hair-metal-guitar-solos/) — #14
- [The Greatest Talk Box Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/talk-box-guitar-solos/) — #9

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Kickstart My Heart?

Mick Mars played the solo on Mötley Crüe's Kickstart My Heart (1989).

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