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labunnywtf's review against another edition
5.0
Before I say anything, I have to say this: This book is heavy as hell. No, literally. It's a little over 400 pages, and it feels like it's a 1,000 page hardback. Maybe it was on purpose?
I love celebrity biographies. It's 1/2 guilty pleasure, 1/2 genuinely wanting to know what they've been through.
This is quite the book to read. I have a soft spot for Motley Crue, but let's face it, Vince Neil and Tommy Lee really steal all the love. I now have an even softer spot for Nikki Sixx, for a variety of reasons.
This is hardcore, hilarious, and heartbreaking, all at the same time, over and over again.
Good, raunchy, raucous fun.
I love celebrity biographies. It's 1/2 guilty pleasure, 1/2 genuinely wanting to know what they've been through.
This is quite the book to read. I have a soft spot for Motley Crue, but let's face it, Vince Neil and Tommy Lee really steal all the love. I now have an even softer spot for Nikki Sixx, for a variety of reasons.
This is hardcore, hilarious, and heartbreaking, all at the same time, over and over again.
Good, raunchy, raucous fun.
mackellis's review against another edition
dark
funny
fast-paced
3.0
Just wanted to shake him and tell him to get his shit together and stop repeating the same cycles over and ever again.
billymac1962's review against another edition
5.0
I can't remember what brought me there, but shortly after the great Philip Seymour Hoffman died I listened to a podcast of Nikki Sixx's radio show where so eloquently described addiction and depression.
It's here:
http://ultimateclassicrock.com/nikki-sixx-philip-seymour-hoffman/
This was a dissertation that was worthy of any psychological study. And the reason for this, is he has lived this and is still living it.
The story behind The Heroin Diaries is that while Motley Crue were on top of the world, on tour in 1987, Nikki was at the height of his cocaine and heroin addiction. It peaked on December 23, when he was brought back from the dead after an overdose. Being the creative artist he was (the guy pretty much wrote the entire Motley catalog), he kept a daily diary through this year, be it in a notebook or on scraps of paper.
Many years later, he discovered these entries in a box and published them in this book. Interspersed throughout are anecdotal accounts by him, the band, and others to fill in the gaps.
Kudos to him for doing this. These are not proud moments and for a guy to lay himself bare like this is commendable. I have all the time in the world for a guy like this, and I know that what he is doing now with his radio show, and with this book, he just may save some young lives.
The Heroin Diaries is also a look behind the scenes at a band at the top and on the road. There are some funny entries for sure (his hatred of Whitesnake, for one thing), some nice things (how they treated upstarts Guns N Roses), and the decadence you know to expect from Motley Crue.
I received The Dirt for Christmas, so I will get all the decadence I can handle when I read that one...
It's here:
http://ultimateclassicrock.com/nikki-sixx-philip-seymour-hoffman/
This was a dissertation that was worthy of any psychological study. And the reason for this, is he has lived this and is still living it.
The story behind The Heroin Diaries is that while Motley Crue were on top of the world, on tour in 1987, Nikki was at the height of his cocaine and heroin addiction. It peaked on December 23, when he was brought back from the dead after an overdose. Being the creative artist he was (the guy pretty much wrote the entire Motley catalog), he kept a daily diary through this year, be it in a notebook or on scraps of paper.
Many years later, he discovered these entries in a box and published them in this book. Interspersed throughout are anecdotal accounts by him, the band, and others to fill in the gaps.
Kudos to him for doing this. These are not proud moments and for a guy to lay himself bare like this is commendable. I have all the time in the world for a guy like this, and I know that what he is doing now with his radio show, and with this book, he just may save some young lives.
The Heroin Diaries is also a look behind the scenes at a band at the top and on the road. There are some funny entries for sure (his hatred of Whitesnake, for one thing), some nice things (how they treated upstarts Guns N Roses), and the decadence you know to expect from Motley Crue.
I received The Dirt for Christmas, so I will get all the decadence I can handle when I read that one...
theboldbookworm's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked this book. The way it was written is very cool. I like how there were diary entries and then the people involved telling their side of the things that happened. The illustrations and photos were awesome too! Overall, this is a very real look at addiction and at times it was heartbreaking to read. I would definitely recommend this book. My only regret is that it took me so long to read it.
alexandrabree's review against another edition
4.0
I totally loved this, this is my second or third time reading it. Would have gotten 5 stars but I had a hell of a time reading a few of the red pages. The style was super cool and so well done, really expressed his style but it's a book you should be able to read it
queerandcrunchy's review against another edition
challenging
dark
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.0