Nikki Sixx
Nikki Sixx
Nikki Sixxis an American musician, songwriter, radio host, and photographer, best known as the co-founder, bassist, and primary songwriter of the band Mötley Crüe. Prior to forming Mötley Crüe, Sixx was a member of Sister before going on to form London with his Sister band mate Lizzie Grey. In 2000 he formed side project group 58 with Dave Darling, Steve Gibb and Bucket Baker issuing one album, titled Diet for a New America, the same year while in 2002 he...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBassist
Date of Birth11 December 1958
CitySan Jose, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Alcohol, acid, cocaine... they were just affairs. When I met heroin it was true love.
When we were younger, you know, small stuff was small stuff. But we turned it into big stuff. It's just part of being young.
We've all grown up a lot, and we realize that small stuff is just small stuff, and we look at the big picture on every level. We think about the future, we think about music, and how to make music the best we can. There's nothing petty going on. It's very focused.
We decided the first part of the show would be our earlier stuff. And then we would come out for the second half, blasting more radio-oriented stuff, the hits, I guess. It gives us the opportunity to put the music together.
We're across the street from the Erotica Museum and Frederick's of Hollywood. This is a perfect place for us to be.
I'm sober, and I'm sick. I'm sick in the head. And all that support and all that great stuff around me allows my artistic side to be even more demented.
Radio stations play what they believe is in, and they all talk to each other.
There's so much history amongst ourselve that reminds us of something, and we start cracking up.
I think that music is a lifestyle that you sort of intravenously plug into and unplug from when you do and don't need it. Some people live it 10 hours a day, some on weekends. It's no more important or non-important than that.
You have to age gracefully. And that's what I love about Keith Richards. That's what I love about the Rolling Stones. They are aging gracefully. They are falling apart at the seams right before our eyes, and they are doing it gracefully. And that's the most beautiful thing that we can do.
Beauty, to me, is kind, generous, and people that are humble.
The funny thing is that when you have any form of presentation to your band, meaning you have the foresight to see outside of your creativity, you have a bigger vision.
There's always people saying that rock is dead, rock is over. People are always out to kill rock and roll.
I love Starbucks. Maybe that's a bit sad. But I definitely need my caffeine. It's what gets me out of bed in the morning.