The Heroin Diaries

Author: Nikki Sixx
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1847396143
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 580

Book Description
Set against the frenzied world of heavy metal superstardom, the co-founder of legendary Motley Crue offers an unflinching and gripping look at his own descent into drug addiction. When Motley Crue were at the height of their fame, there wasn't a drug Nikki Sixx wouldn't do. He spent days - sometimes alone, sometimes with others addicts, friends and lovers - in a coke- and heroin-fuelled daze. THE HEROIN DIARIES reveals Nikki's personal diary entries alongside commentary from the people who know Nikki best including band mates Tommy, Vince and Mick. The book is a candid look at a nightmare come true: a punishing heroin addiction that brought Nikki to the edge of losing his talent, his career, his family and finally to a near-fatal overdose which left him clinically dead for a few minutes before being revived. Brutally honest, utterly riveting and shockingly moving, THE HEROIN DIARIES follows Nikki during the year he plunged to rock bottom and his courageous decision to pick himself up and start living again.

The Heroin Diaries: Ten Year Anniversary Edition

Author: Nikki Sixx
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416525327
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 448

Book Description
The shocking, gripping, and at times darkly hilarious bestselling memoir of Nikki Sixx’s yearlong war with a vicious heroin addiction, featuring exclusive new content. When Mötley Crüe was at the height of its fame, there wasn’t any drug Nikki Sixx wouldn’t do. He spent days—sometimes alone, sometimes with other addicts, friends, and lovers—in a coke- and heroin-fueled daze. The highs were high, and Nikki's journal entries reveal some euphoria and joy. But the lows were lower, often ending with Nikki in his closet, surrounded by drug paraphernalia and wrapped in paranoid delusions. Here, Nikki shares the diary entries—some poetic, some scatterbrained, some bizarre—of those dark times. Joining him are Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Mick Mars, Slash, Rick Nielsen, Bob Rock, and a host of ex-managers, ex-lovers, and more. Brutally honest, utterly riveting, and surprisingly moving, The Heroin Diaries follows Nikki during the year he plunged to rock bottom—and his courageous decision to pick himself up and start living again.

This Is Gonna Hurt

Author: Nikki Sixx
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780062061881
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
This is Gonna Hurt is music, photography, and life through the distorted lens of Nikki Sixx, bassist for heavy metal rock band MÖtley CrÜe’s and the New York Times bestselling author of The Heroin Diaries. A combination of powerful prose and dramatic photographs, This is Gonna Hurt is an arresting, deeply personal look through the eyes of a real rock star at a stark, post-addiction world.

Tommyland

Author: Tommy Lee
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416507663
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 298

Book Description
I am Tommy Lee, born Thomas Lee Bass in Athens, Greece, on October 3, 1962, and raised in a suburb of California by an American father and a Greek mother. At seventeen, I joined Mötley Crüe and we became one of the baddest-ass rock bands in history. We sold over 40 million albums, we wreaked havoc, we scared parents, and we titillated too many fathers' daughters. I've been married three times: once for just a few days to a Penthouse Pet, for seven years to Heather Locklear, and then for five years to Pamela Anderson, with whom I have two beautiful sons. I've gotten into a lot of fights and I've been to jail a few times. But this book isn't your typical journey in a straight line from day one to day now. I'm more interested in revealing what's most important about my life, like how I cook my steaks; what I think of the tabloids, the truth, my ex-wives, my ex-band, my music; and what an innocent observer might find hanging around my house any given Sunday. You'll get plenty of facts and I'll tell you a story, but my real mission here is to paint you a picture of my life. I want to show you how my memories smell. I'd like to get into it now, so please take your seats. I advise you to keep your arms and legs inside the car at all times. If you have a pacemaker, a heart condition, or if you are pregnant or too damn short to reach the safety bar, I ask that you turn back immediately. Those with weak stomachs, strict morals, or chronic indigestion should put the book down now. For the rest of you, there's one truth that's real across the board: What you send out is what you get back. Send out the good, people, and it will come back to you. There's another thing I've learned over the years, in court, in fights, and in arguments with people I love: There isn't one truth, there are many. This book is my truth. NOTE: THE EBOOK DOES NOT INCLUDE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT APPEAR IN THE PRINT EDITIONS.

The First 21

Author: Nikki Sixx
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1408716100
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
The New York Times bestseller Nikki Sixx is one of the most respected, recognizable, and entrepreneurial icons in the music industry. As the founder of Mötley Crüe who is now in his twenty-first year of sobriety, Sixx is incredibly passionate about his craft and wonderfully open about his life in rock and roll, and as a person of the world. Born Franklin Carlton Feranna on December 11, 1958, young Frankie was abandoned by his father and partly raised by his mother, a woman who was ahead of her time in some ways and deeply troubled in others. Frankie ended up living with his grandparents, bouncing from farm to farm and state to state. He was an all-American kid-hunting, fishing, chasing girls, and playing football-but underneath it all, there was a burning desire for more, and that more was music. He eventually took a Greyhound bound for Hollywood. In Los Angeles, Frank lived with his aunt and his uncle-the president of Capitol Records. But there was no short path to the top. He was soon on his own. There were dead-end jobs: dipping circuit boards, clerking at liquor and record stores, selling used light bulbs, and hustling to survive. But at night, Frank honed his craft, joining Sister, a band formed by fellow hard-rock veteran Blackie Lawless, and formed a group of his own: London, the precursor of Mötley Crüe. Turning down an offer to join Randy Rhoads' band, Frank changed his name to Nikki London, Nikki Nine, and, finally, Nikki Sixx. Like Huck Finn with a stolen guitar, he had a vision: a group that combined punk, glam, and hard rock into the biggest, most theatrical and irresistible package the world had ever seen. With hard work, passion, and some luck, the vision manifested in reality - and this is a profound true story finding identity, of how Frank Feranna became Nikki Sixx. And it's a road map to the ways you can overcome anything, and achieve all of your goals, if only you put your mind to it.

The Heroin Diaries

Author: Nikki Sixx
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781471171239
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 512

Book Description
10th anniversary edition with exclusive new content. Set against the frenzied world of heavy metal superstardom, the co-founder of legendary M�tley Cr�e offers an unflinching and gripping look at his own descent into drug addiction. When M�tley Cr�e were at the height of their fame, there wasn't a drug Nikki Sixx wouldn't do. He spent days - sometimes alone, sometimes with others addicts, friends and lovers - in a coke- and heroin-fuelled daze. THE HEROIN DIARIES reveals Nikki's personal diary entries alongside commentary from the people who know Nikki best including band mates Tommy, Vince and Mick. The book is a candid look at a nightmare come true: a punishing heroin addiction that brought Nikki to the edge of losing his talent, his career, his family and finally to a near-fatal overdose which left him clinically dead for a few minutes before being revived. Brutally honest, utterly riveting and shockingly moving, THE HEROIN DIARIES follows Nikki during the year he plunged to rock bottom and his courageous decision to pick himself up and start living again. 'Harrowing ... required reading' Rolling Stone 'Heartbreaking ... The Heroin Diaries presents a new model for the rock bio' The New York Times 'A modern-day opera based on his time in hell' New York Post 'Addictive reading' Kerrang 'Lurid' Harp

The Heroin Diaries

Author: Nikki Sixx
Publisher: Pocket Books
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 442

Book Description
Set against the frenzied world of heavy metal superstardom, the cofounder of Motley Crue offers an unflinching and utterly gripping look at his own descent into drug addiction.

The Heroin Diaries

Author: Nikki Sixx
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781947784017
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Based on Nikki Sixx's drug-soaked New York Timesbest-selling memoir, The Heroin Diaries, chronicles the year ofdecadence and depravity that almost cost Sixx his life during the recording andtour for Mötley Crüe's seminal 1987 album, Girls Girls Girls,the book not only became a worldwide best-seller, but also spawned the bandSixx A.M.

Dying to Survive

Author: Rachael Keogh
Publisher: Gill & Macmillan Ltd
ISBN: 0717151611
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 290

Book Description
Rachael Keogh was catapulted into the public consciousness when a shocking image of her needle-ravaged arms – skin burnt from injecting heroin into her wasted veins – made front pages around the country. Desperate for help, she made a public appeal to secure one of just 27 detox beds in Ireland so that she could reclaim her life from the drugs that had consumed it. What followed was an extraordinary story of grit and determination as she embarked on her recovery journey. Dying to Survive is Rachael's classic, bestselling addiction memoir, now with a new introduction reflecting on her struggles with relapse and what has changed about the drugs culture in Ireland. 'The best book by far about the drugs explosion in Dublin' Irish Independent 'This book should be on the school curriculum' Evening Echo 'This is an incredible story, told completely straight – no sensationalism, no self-pity and plenty of wicked humour thrown in. Gripping, extraordinary and so shocking you have to keep reminding yourself that this really happens – this is one all teenagers and parents should read.' Evening Echo 'Through sheer grit and determination, Rachael pulled herself out of the hell she was living in ... what an achievement. She is an inspiration.' Alison O'Reilly, Mail on Sunday

Summary of Nikki Sixx's The Heroin Diaries

Author: Everest Media,
Publisher: Everest Media LLC
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 43

Book Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 I started a new diary to record my life alone. I had no friends left, so I could read back and remember what I did the day before. I wanted to leave a paper trail of my life if I died. #2 I was touched by the fact that Jason came over again, even though he knows how I feel about him. He’s a mooching, greasy-haired James Dean look-alike who stands by the tree and asks me how my Christmas was. #3 The best part of freebase is before the first hit. It’s like foreplay, and I love it. The worst part of freebase is running out, but I have a new jones: speedballs of any kind. #4 I was always in the closet in my bedroom, where I kept my drugs and gun. I was safe there until I got too high, when I couldn’t control my mind.