meanwhile, john corabi was the vocalist of the los angeles-based hard rock band the scream when he read an interview that featured sixx in an issue of "spin" magazine. in the interview, corabi found out that sixx was a big fan of the scream's first record, "let it scream". corabi wanted to get in contact with sixx and thank him for the compliment, as well as possibly opening the door for collaborating with sixx on material for the next scream album, so he had his manager get the number to mötley crüe's manager, doug thaler. after speaking to thaler's secretary, corabi was told to leave his phone number so that sixx could get in contact with him. not thinking much of it, corabi left his number and continued with his responsibilities with the scream.