Nikki Sixx
Through recovery, I've been able to do so much good stuff.
You get clarity as you get sober, and you get clarity as you get older.
If I'm watching my favorite boxer, and he's just won the heavyweight championship of the world, and he retires, it kind of makes the guy a legend.
I sport a cave-man mentality.
There's no difference if you're a supermodel or if you've lost both your legs. What are you doing that's beautiful or ugly on the inside?
In '85, I went through rehab and I wasn't ready. If you're not ready, you're not ready. You don't want to hear the truth, and you're gonna keep doing what you keep doing.
Reflecting back, we all make mistakes; we all go through our stuff - relationships, financial, all kinds of stuff - and if you can grow from that and pass that message on, it's a pretty cool thing.
For me, to turn people on to new music, on to things that are going on in the world, is important.
I think anything that's creative really takes my mind off whatever it is that I'm going through in my life. If you're going through heartbreak, and you can write a song, it's a wonderful win-win, because it takes your mind off the heartbreak, and you get to vent.
It wasn't like I picked a camera up in 1989 and stopped making music. I picked a camera up and found another form of expression.
Growing up in the '70s, it was only a few years before that when men started to grow their hair long. And in the '70s, people were pushing the envelope a little farther, with men having even more style and piercing both their ears and wearing makeup.
I'm not bothered by my appearance.
I can't stand people who try too hard.
I don't want to interview people. I want to have a conversation. I want to talk to Paul McCartney about the bass sound on 'The White Album.'
What inspires me? I am so inspired every day. I am inspired by thinkers. I am inspired by rebellion. I am inspired by children. I have been inspired by love.
For me, one of the things that I get excited about is getting in situations I shouldn't be in.
You can't lie to your audience. You can't lie to your fans.
I do believe that I'm an addict on one level or another at all times.
I do believe that when I'm writing music, I get addicted to the music of the concept of what the outcome of the song is, or the passion behind the lyrics.
I'm able to make decisions even in the face of adversity.
I think - I honestly think that my story is not 100 percent that unique. I think that I'm - just the whole rock star part kind of throws an interesting twist on it.
My mom, you know, took off when I was about 6. What ended up happening is I ended up being with my grandparents.
I don't know if I believe in life after death so much as I believe that there is something out there.
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.
Radio stations play what they believe is in, and they all talk to each other.
You don't base records on success; you base it on creativity.
The industry needs to be run by artists, because we are the only people that care about art.
I know I'd feel emotional if one of my favorite bands was going out.
It's hard to find vehicles for your music.
It's getting harder and harder to feel inspired to spend six months on a record.
I understand quarterly billing, how the record companies run.
When I go into rehearsal rooms and meet with bands, they're genuinely excited to be with me because of what I've done as an artist, not because of anything else. There's that whole celebrity rock star thing, and artists are into artists who have been able to achieve success their way.
Sometimes I journal three pages, sometimes I journal thirty pages, but I'm writing all the time, and whatever's happening is happening in real time for me.
I just think if I can go from being a homeless kid with a dream of being in the biggest band in the world and making that happen, I can do a lot of other cool stuff, too.
Fans are so grateful when you go places they don't expect you to go.
If you don’t deal with your demons, they will deal with you, and it’s gonna hurt.Collection: Hurt
When You've lost it all....thats when you realize that Life is Beautiful.Collection: Beautiful
Don't waste your death on a half assed lifeCollection: Half
The trouble with asking questions is you sometimes get answers you don't wanna hear.Collection: Asking Questions
Perfection is unattainable, so I like to live in imperfection.Collection: Perfection
Rock and Roll's got to be like Jack Daniels. You've got to feel it burn.Collection: Rocks
I am inspired by thinkers. I am inspired by rebellion. I am inspired by children. I have been inspired by love. I have been inspired by heartbreak. I try to take everything that comes at me in life. There have been times in my life that I didn't handle things... right. But even though you stumble, you still kind of get through it.Collection: Children
Addiction - When you can give up something any time, as long as it's next Tuesday.Collection: Giving Up
Live in the moment. Moments make history.Collection: Live In The Moment
Selling my soul would be a lot easier if I could just find it.Collection: Soul
Just let it happen and, I promise you, all that is magic will appear.Collection: Promise
Alcohol, acid, cocaine... they were just affairs. When I met heroin it was true love.Collection: Alcohol
Some girl asked me for an autograph and I asked her why, she said because she admires me. I said she should see a shrink. Then she started crying and I started laughing.Collection: Girl