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how this man isnt dead is beyond me. It was a fun read with lots of infomation. He went though hell most he done to himself. The misery and punishment he also did to himself with all the drug use. Also peope will be offend by some of the comments made that will be frowned upon but remember it was in the 1980's.
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Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Alcohol
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
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One of my favorite books of all time. Much respect and love for this man.
The Heroin Diaries is dark, funny, tragic and hopeful.
The Heroin Diaries is dark, funny, tragic and hopeful.
A series of diary entries from Mötley Crüe musician Nikki Sixx, annotated 20 years later by Sixx, his bandmates, and other colleagues. The diary was written during a time of intense drug abuse by its author, and he's brutally honest about the toll that took on his health, his music, and his relationships. That being said, Sixx comes off as exceedingly cruel and entitled, and the actual diary entries are fairly repetitive. I honestly don't think I would have bothered reading through to the end if it hadn't been a book club selection. Of course, as someone who has never done drugs and can't name a single Mötley Crüe song, it's possible that I just am not the target audience for this one.
What a crazy ride this book was! The fact that he not only lived through this insanity he put himself through but wrote music, performed and somehow survived to the next day is mind blowing. Sex, drugs and rock n roll sure, but this book shows the downside as well. Struggles masked by fame, glam, and drugs. Smiles for show and no real person in his life to see through the chaos and bull headed attitude to see how much pain he really was dealing with. Great read and hope he achieved his goal in having at least one person that reads this to never want to touch drugs because of how terrible they can make you spiral.
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This book was a roller coaster! The exploits of one of the biggest rock bands of all time mixed with the heartbreaking and crazy private life of one of it's founders and members, Nikki Sixx, definitely have an impact. To see how someone could cope with such a horrible addiction, along with personal traumas, and still be one of the top performers of his day, in addition to being the main songwriter of Motley Crue's biggest hits, really shows a different story of addiction than most people are probably used to. I think many people have a misconception that if one is addicted to drugs, or anything else, that person's life has to be in utter shambles. This isn't always the case. It struck me in some of the side notes from contributors throughout the book how they commented on how "together" Nikki seemed a lot of the time. This book is important because regardless of how you feel about this particular story, it shows that literally anyone, even people you look up to or people who seem to have it all, can suffer greatly from addictions.
When I told friends and co-workers that I was reading this one, many were quick to make assumptions about the book being all lies/exaggerations/PR for a band who is losing popularity. I love music, and I love Motley Crue, and knowing the Crue's reputation in the 80's, I had no difficulty believing most of these stories! We're talking about a band who was kicked off of other band's tours because of bad behavior. They're not angels. To me though, the crazy anecdotes of a huge rock band took a back seat and mainly served as context and setting for Nikki's struggles.
As far as comments by other reviewers about how "whiny" this book is at times, I would ask if those people have ever been around an addict. People who are stuck in an addiction are oftentimes some of the most selfish, self-pitying, excuse-making, manipulative, all around awful human beings. That's what addiction does to people. It's not that that's really how those individuals are, it's what they have to do in a lot of instances to justify what they are doing. It's sad, but for many, it's the reality of things.
When I told friends and co-workers that I was reading this one, many were quick to make assumptions about the book being all lies/exaggerations/PR for a band who is losing popularity. I love music, and I love Motley Crue, and knowing the Crue's reputation in the 80's, I had no difficulty believing most of these stories! We're talking about a band who was kicked off of other band's tours because of bad behavior. They're not angels. To me though, the crazy anecdotes of a huge rock band took a back seat and mainly served as context and setting for Nikki's struggles.
As far as comments by other reviewers about how "whiny" this book is at times, I would ask if those people have ever been around an addict. People who are stuck in an addiction are oftentimes some of the most selfish, self-pitying, excuse-making, manipulative, all around awful human beings. That's what addiction does to people. It's not that that's really how those individuals are, it's what they have to do in a lot of instances to justify what they are doing. It's sad, but for many, it's the reality of things.
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This book was really good. It gives you a very good look into Nikki Sixx's life when he was addicted to heroin and all the challenges (demons) that he faces when he became famous. It really opens your eyes to how addicts feel and what they go through.
Nikki is such a strong person for fighting the way he did and pulling his life together. Very inspirational.
Nikki is such a strong person for fighting the way he did and pulling his life together. Very inspirational.