Reviews - The Heroin diaries: spillror ur ett rockstjärneliv

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The Heroin diaries: spillror ur ett rockstjärneliv

I really enjoyed the first 80% of the book. It really seemed to me the last 20% was very rushed and simply added to "add a few more pages". From the beginning, this book is an eye-opening autobiographical tale that walks a razor-thin line between epic adventure and horror story. The author, Nikki Sixx, is journaling some of his adventures on and off the road, as a member of Motley Crue. As far as tales of adventure, this book has a lot of great stories about pranks Nikki played on other members of the band and unsuspecting hotel staff. Obviously, most of the adventures involve drugs and/or alcohol.

The sheer amount of drugs this guy did borders on epic. I tried to imagine the amount of money that went in his veins or up his nose, and I honestly don't think even he knows. But, his drug use took a toll on everyone - Nikki and everyone around him - and that's a thread that Nikki keeps alive throughout the book until he's finally tired of it all. That's really the core message of the book. He had some great [mis]adventures drunk and high, but the "good time" was often only on his end. Nikki makes it clear that the cost of constant drug use goes beyond just the money by itself. There's the toll on your body, your mind, your sense of right/wrong, and even your sense of personal hygiene. When you're a millionaire rock star and you haven't eaten or bathed in a week, and maybe slept 8 hours total, how much "glamorous life" is that really? More than once the author puts that question to himself, showing that he's only doing the drugs because a part of him wants to. There's another part that really wants sobriety and to be free of drugs.

amyayeme's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark sad fast-paced

aburchard's review against another edition

3.0

3.5

angelofmine1974's review against another edition

3.0

informative slow-paced

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straaawbs's review against another edition

5.0

This was really good. I was so glad when it arrived in the mail, I opened the package and I had this beautiful glossy-paged thing in my hands. This book just looks good. Then you actually get down and read it. This book shows Nikki's diary excepts from Christmas Day 1986 to the same day a year later. I'm sure the name makes it obvious that a lot of this book focuses on drugs. In fact, pretty much all of it does. It's easy to see just how meaningful this book could be to other addicts. I'm not an addict, and yet what I found scary was that if that had been me, I'd probably have found myself in the same position as Nikki did. Although I'd probably die long before I reached the 1987 of my life.

It's easy to forget you're reading about a rockstar in one of the world's biggest rock bands, traveling the world, meeting millions of fans etc. etc. Nikki just comes across as such a real dude. Unfortunately he doesn't reveal how he managed to juggle being a junkie and maintaining that impressive hairdo. Oh yes, and Slash is in it! He, err...used to get so drunk he'd piss the bed. Apart from the fact that GN'R toured with Motley that year, that's the main reason that he's in there. To say that Nikki's spare bedroom smelled of pee because of him. Umm...awww?

In short, you should definitely pick this book up. Especially if you love rock n' roll. Or just if you love shiny shiny books. Don't forget to get the soundtrack too!