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In one of the most unique memoirs of addiction ever published, Mötley Crüe's Nikki Sixx shares mesmerizing diary entries from the year he spiraled out of control in a haze of heroin and cocaine, presented alongside riveting commentary from people who were there at the time, and from Nikki himself.
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 those diary entries — some poetic, some scatterbrained, some bizarre — and reflects on that time. 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 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.
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reviewed The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star on April 18, 2008 The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star
I have to start out saying I was never a Motley Crue fan when they were huge. To the best of my memory, they only had two songs I can truly say I liked: 'Shout at the Devil' and 'Dr. Feelgood.'
Having established that fact, I was blown away when I heard 'Life is Beautiful' on my favorite internet radio station (www.therock.fm). I immediately had to find out who this Sixx AM band was. AMG provided a wealth of information. Sixx AM is a project put together by Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue fame. The album was released as a companion disc for his new autobiography: The Heroin Diaries.
Well, I acquired the album the next day and WOW! This was the best rock concept album since Queensryche's Operation: Mindcrime. Just to complete the experience, I snagged the book from the library. I have to say it was an intriguing read. The layout was sometimes difficult to deal with (red print on black paper is not easy on these old eyes), but the story itself was enthralling. Nikki's slide into the depths of addiction and the background information on several of rock music's more venerable gods including: Rick Neilsen's apparent antipathy toward Gene Simmons, David Coverdale being described as 'the Richard Burton of Rock and Roll,' and Vanity's insane behavior both as a coke whore and a minister make for some amusing anecdotes from the sleazy side of the spotlights.
But, back to the album. It is both a powerful concept album and a collection of hard rock gems. The intermissions when segments of the diaries are read complement the flow of the songs and enhance the story.
I read in the Allmusic review of this album that Motley Crue fans would not like it. Since I was never a fan, I thought that explained it. Then I wondered -- why, if I liked this, was I not a Motley Crue fan? So I looked through the Motley Crue discography and I found that I liked and remembered a bunch of their songs. I have to admit that Vince Neil's voice is a little on the ragged edge of my taste envelope but overall I don't have a problem with them anymore. Which is odd, because I thought I was supposed to stop liking metal when I got old.
Recommnded songs: 'Life is Beautiful', 'Van Nuys', 'Courtesy Call'
Recommended for: hard rock or metal fans in general, Motley Crue fans, Queensryche fans
sorry this turned into an album review, but they were released as companions :)
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