Nikki Sixx

Nikki Sixx is an American musician, songwriter and author best known as the co-founder, bassist and primary songwriter of Mötley Crüe, one of the most iconic rock bands of the 1980s. Sixx has lived one of rock music's most dramatic lives, surviving addiction, a near-fatal heroin overdose and the excesses of the glam metal era. Beyond music, he has established himself as a photographer, radio host and bestselling author. His books and audiobooks offer raw, unflinching accounts of life in one of rock's wildest bands, his battles with addiction and his journey toward recovery. Sixx's writing is as intense and uncompromising as his music, giving readers and listeners an honest look behind the curtain of rock stardom.