New Releases by Nikki Sixx

Rock-and-roll icon and three-time bestselling author Nikki Sixx tells his origin story: how Frank Feranna became Nikki Sixx, chronicling his fascinating journey from irrepressible Idaho farmboy to the man who formed the revolutionary rock group Mötley Crüe. Nikki Sixx is one of the most respected, recognizable, and entrepreneurial icons in the music industry. As the founder of Mötley Crüe, who is now in his twenty-first year of sobriety, Sixx is incredibly passionate about his craft and wonderfully open about his life in rock and roll, and as a person of the world. Born Franklin Carlton Feranna on December 11, 1958, young Frankie was abandoned by his father and partly raised by his mother, a woman who was ahead of her time but deeply troubled. Frankie ended up living with his grandparents, bouncing from farm to farm and state to state. He was an all-American kid--hunting, fishing, chasing girls, and playing football--but underneath it all, there was a burning desire for more, and that more was music. He eventually took a Greyhound bound for Hollywood. In Los Angeles, Frank lived with his aunt and his uncle--the president of Capitol Records--for a short time. But there was no easy path to the top. He was soon on his own. There were dead-end jobs: dipping circuit boards, clerking at liquor and record stores, selling used light bulbs, and hustling to survive. But at night, Frank honed his craft, joining Sister, a band formed by fellow hard-rock veteran Blackie Lawless, and formed a group of his own: London, the precursor of Mötley Crüe. Turning down an offer to join Randy Rhoads''s band, Frank changed his name to Nikki London, Nikki Nine, and, finally, Nikki Sixx. Like Huck Finn with a stolen guitar, he had a vision: a group that combined punk, glam, and hard rock into the biggest, most theatrical and irresistible package the world had ever seen. With hard work, passion, and some luck, the vision manifested in reality--and this is a profound true story finding identity, of how Frank Feranna became Nikki Sixx. It''s also a road map to the ways you can overcome anything, and achieve all of your goals, if only you put your mind to it.

Nikki Sixx is one of the most respected, recognizable, and entrepreneurial icons in the music industry. As the founder of Mötley Crüe, who is now in his twenty-first year of sobriety, Sixx is incredibly passionate about his craft and wonderfully open about his life in rock and roll, and as a person of the world. Born Franklin Carlton Feranna on December 11, 1958, young Frankie was abandoned by his father and partly raised by his mother, a woman who was ahead of her time but deeply troubled. Frankie ended up living with his grandparents, bouncing from farm to farm and state to state. He was an all-American kid--hunting, fishing, chasing girls, and playing football--but underneath it all, there was a burning desire for more, and that more was music. He eventually took a Greyhound bound for Hollywood. In Los Angeles, Frank lived with his aunt and his uncle--the president of Capitol Records--for a short time. But there was no easy path to the top. He was soon on his own. There were dead-end jobs: dipping circuit boards, clerking at liquor and record stores, selling used light bulbs, and hustling to survive. But at night, Frank honed his craft, joining Sister, a band formed by fellow hard-rock veteran Blackie Lawless, and formed a group of his own: London, the precursor of Mötley Crüe. Turning down an offer to join Randy Rhoads''s band, Frank changed his name to Nikki London, Nikki Nine, and, finally, Nikki Sixx. Like Huck Finn with a stolen guitar, he had a vision: a group that combined punk, glam, and hard rock into the biggest, most theatrical and irresistible package the world had ever seen. With hard work, passion, and some luck, the vision manifested in reality--and this is a profound true story finding identity, of how Frank Feranna became Nikki Sixx. It''s also a road map to the ways you can overcome anything, and achieve all of your goals, if only you put your mind to it.

"Você já conhece as histórias de excesso e libertinagem. Todos os altos e baixos que vieram com o sucesso no rock e com a minha vida em uma das maiores bandas do mundo, o Mötley Crüe. Mas esta aqui é a história que você não conhece. Aquela que deu início a tudo. É o relato íntimo e pessoal de como um inocente garoto do interior dos EUA com um sonho ardente e um desejo – por música, amor e fama – se tornou o célebre Nikki Sixx. Acredito que nossos primeiros 21 anos ajudam a formar a pessoa que nos tornamos. Estes são os meus primeiros 21 anos, e espero que eles emocionem e inspirem você a investir em seus maiores sonhos." Nikki Sixx é um dos mais conhecidos e respeitados nomes da indústria da música. Como fundador do Mötley Crüe – e hoje sóbrio há 21 anos –, Sixx é incrivelmente apaixonado por sua arte e extremamente franco sobre sua vida no rock ''n'' roll e como cidadão do mundo. Nascido Franklin Carlton Feranna em 11 de dezembro de 1958, o jovem Frankie foi abandonado pelo pai e criado em parte pela mãe. Frankie acabou indo morar com os avós maternos, com quem se mudava de fazenda em fazenda e de estado em estado. Era um típico garoto americano – caçava, pescava, corria atrás de garotas e jogava futebol americano –, mas, debaixo disso tudo, havia um desejo ardente por mais, e esse mais era a música. Ele enfim embarcou num ônibus Greyhound rumo a Hollywood. Em Los Angeles, Frank morou com a família de seu tio – que era presidente da Capitol Records – por um curto período. No entanto, o caminho para o sucesso não foi fácil. Logo ele se viu sozinho e em empregos sem futuro. À noite, porém, Frank lapidava sua arte. Primeiro ele entrou para o Sister, banda fundada por outro veterano do hard rock, Blackie Lawless; depois, formou seu próprio grupo, o London, precursor do Mötley Crüe. Após recusar um convite para entrar na banda de Randy Rhoads, Frank mudou seu nome para Nikki London, Nikki Nine e, por fim, Nikki Sixx. Ele tinha uma visão: uma banda que combinasse punk, glam e hard rock no maior, mais teatral e irresistível pacote já visto. Com trabalho duro, paixão e um tanto de sorte, a visão se tornou realidade – e esta é uma história verdadeira e profunda sobre a busca da identidade, de como Frank Feranna se tornou Nikki Sixx. É também um manual de como você pode superar qualquer coisa e conquistar todos os seus objetivos se estiver determinado a tanto.

Rock-and-roll icon and three-time bestselling author Nikki Sixx tells his origin story: how Frank Feranna became Nikki Sixx, chronicling his fascinating journey from irrepressible Idaho farmboy to the man who formed the revolutionary rock group Mötley Crüe. Nikki Sixx is one of the most respected, recognizable, and entrepreneurial icons in the music industry. As the founder of Mötley Crüe, who is now in his twenty-first year of sobriety, Sixx is incredibly passionate about his craft and wonderfully open about his life in rock and roll, and as a person of the world. Born Franklin Carlton Feranna on December 11, 1958, young Frankie was abandoned by his father and partly raised by his mother, a woman who was ahead of her time but deeply troubled. Frankie ended up living with his grandparents, bouncing from farm to farm and state to state. He was an all-American kid—hunting, fishing, chasing girls, and playing football—but underneath it all, there was a burning desire for more, and that more was music. He eventually took a Greyhound bound for Hollywood. In Los Angeles, Frank lived with his aunt and his uncle—the president of Capitol Records—for a short time. But there was no easy path to the top. He was soon on his own. There were dead-end jobs: dipping circuit boards, clerking at liquor and record stores, selling used light bulbs, and hustling to survive. But at night, Frank honed his craft, joining Sister, a band formed by fellow hard-rock veteran Blackie Lawless, and formed a group of his own: London, the precursor of Mötley Crüe. Turning down an offer to join Randy Rhoads’s band, Frank changed his name to Nikki London, Nikki Nine, and, finally, Nikki Sixx. Like Huck Finn with a stolen guitar, he had a vision: a group that combined punk, glam, and hard rock into the biggest, most theatrical and irresistible package the world had ever seen. With hard work, passion, and some luck, the vision manifested in reality—and this is a profound true story finding identity, of how Frank Feranna became Nikki Sixx. It''s also a road map to the ways you can overcome anything, and achieve all of your goals, if only you put your mind to it.

Perca o fôlego nesta temporada pelo inferno e aventure-se por um best-seller do New York Times: a história de um sobrevivente, num dos mais "angustiantes" ( Rolling Stone) e "comoventes" ( The New York Times) livros de memórias sobre o vício já publicados. Nikki Sixx, o rock star antes despedaçado, compartilha passagens viscerais de seus diários do ano em que se lançou ao desespero, quando gastou milhares de dólares em drogas e chegou a ser declarado morto. Um relato impressionante da vida até o limite da decadência e a corajosa decisão de se levantar e começar a viver novamente. Em fotos inéditas e novos capítulos exclusivos nesta edição atualizada e comemorativa de dez anos, Sixx reflete sobre estar sóbrio há mais de uma década. "Nunca pensei que Nikki Sixx iria viver para além do terceiro álbum do Mötley Crüe. Pessoas como eu, Bowie e Elton John eram profissionais no abuso de drogas, mas Nikki foi mais longe do que nós – ele usou agulhas, coisa que nós nunca ousamos fazer. Conheci Jim Morrison bem e Nikki me lembrava muito ele. Quando Jim morreu aos vinte e sete, não ficamos chocados porque ele morreu, e sim porque ele conseguiu chegar a essa idade." – Alice Cooper "Álcool, ácido, cocaína... Esses foram só casos passageiros. Quando conheci a heroína, foi amor verdadeiro." – Nikki Sixx "Com Diários da Heroína, Nikki foi realmente impactante ao levar o leitor numa jornada loucura adentro com seu estilo particular de escrever um diário, por vezes quase claustrofóbico. Um grande relato do pesadelo do vício e do rock''n'' roll." – Slash " Diários da Heroína apresenta um novo modelo de biografia de rock." – The New York Times "Uma ópera rock contemporânea baseada na temporada de Nikki Sixx no inferno." – New York Post

„Nejdivočejší rock’n’rollový příběh, který kdy kdo vyprávěl,“ tak charakterizoval jeden z recenzentů neuhlazenou autobiografii Mötley Crüe, jejíž členové vyprávějí své příběhy zcela bez ostychu. Tato barvitá kniha překypuje šokujícími historkami o hromadných orgiích, drogových mejdanech a úletech v zákulisí, jež by přivedly do rozpaků i Ozzyho Osbournea. Se svými příběhy vystupují celebrity jako Heather Locklearová a Pamela Andersonová; členové skupiny hovoří o heavymetalové filozofii, rvačkách při koncertech a o tom, jak správně nakládat s dívkami, jež se hrnou za umělci do šatny. Oživlá noční můra všech rodičů.

Ten years ago, Motley Crue’s bestselling The Dirt—penned with rock chronicler extraordinaire Neil Strauss—set a new bar for rock ’n’ roll memoirs. A genuine cultural phenomenon, this turbocharged blockbuster, with more than half a million copies in print, is now available in this deluxe, slipcased hardcover edition, timed to celebrate thirty wild years with rock’s most infamous band.

This Is Gonna Hurt is music, photography, and life through the distorted lens of Nikki Sixx, bassist for heavy metal rock band Mötley Crüe’s and the New York Times bestselling author of The Heroin Diaries. A combination of powerful prose and dramatic photographs, This Is Gonna Hurt is an arresting, deeply personal look through the eyes of a real rock star at a stark, post-addiction world. This Is Gonna Hurt chronicles Sixx''s experiences—from his early years filled with toxic waste, to his success with Motley Crue, to his near death from an OD and his eventual rebirth through music, photography, and love. Love story, social commentary, family memoir, This Is Gonna Hurt offers the compelling insights of an artist and a man struggling to survive, connect, and find a happy ending—a search that fuels Sixx''s being.

This Is Gonna Hurt: Music, Photography And Life Through The Distorted Lens Of Nikki Sixx, is part photo, part journal—but all Nikki Sixx. It is a collection of compelling photography and stories that capture the rage, love, optimism, darkness, and determination that shape his work. Combining the raw authenticity that defined his New York Times Bestseller The Heroin Diaries with a photographic journey, This Is Gonna Hurt chronicles Sixx''s experiences—from his early years filled with toxic waste, to his success with Motley Crue, to his death from an OD and his eventual rebirth through music, photography, and love. Love story, bad-ass rock tell-all, social commentary, family memoir, This Is Gonna Hurt offers the compelling insights of an artist and a man struggling to survive, connect, and find a happy ending—a search that fuels Sixx''s being.

Set against the frenzied world of heavy metal superstardom, the co-founder of legendary Motley Crue offers an unflinching and gripping look at his own descent into drug addiction. When Motley Crue were at the height of their fame, there wasn''t a drug Nikki Sixx wouldn''t do. He spent days - sometimes alone, sometimes with others addicts, friends and lovers - in a coke- and heroin-fuelled daze. THE HEROIN DIARIES reveals Nikki''s personal diary entries alongside commentary from the people who know Nikki best including band mates Tommy, Vince and Mick. The book is a candid look at a nightmare come true: a punishing heroin addiction that brought Nikki to the edge of losing his talent, his career, his family and finally to a near-fatal overdose which left him clinically dead for a few minutes before being revived. Brutally honest, utterly riveting and shockingly moving, THE HEROIN DIARIES follows Nikki during the year he plunged to rock bottom and his courageous decision to pick himself up and start living again.

The shocking, gripping, and at times darkly hilarious bestselling memoir of Nikki Sixx’s yearlong war with a vicious heroin addiction, featuring exclusive new content. When Mötley Crüe was at the height of its fame, there wasn’t any drug Nikki Sixx wouldn’t do. He spent days—sometimes alone, sometimes with other addicts, friends, and lovers—in a coke- and heroin-fueled daze. The highs were high, and Nikki''s journal entries reveal some euphoria and joy. But the lows were lower, often ending with Nikki in his closet, surrounded by drug paraphernalia and wrapped in paranoid delusions. Here, Nikki shares the diary entries—some poetic, some scatterbrained, some bizarre—of those dark times. Joining him are Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Mick Mars, Slash, Rick Nielsen, Bob Rock, and a host of ex-managers, ex-lovers, and more. Brutally honest, utterly riveting, and surprisingly moving, The Heroin Diaries follows Nikki during the year he plunged to rock bottom—and his courageous decision to pick himself up and start living again.

The most influential, enduring, and iconic metal band of the 1980''s reveals everything a tell-all of epic proportions. This unbelievable autobiography explores the rebellious lives of four of the most influential icons in American rock history. Motley Crue was the voice of a barely pubescent Generation X, the anointed high priests of backward-masking pentagram rock, pioneers of Hollywood glam, and the creators of MTV''s first "power ballad." Their sex lives claimed celebrities from Heather Locklear to Pamela Anderson to Donna D''Errico. Their scuffles involved everyone from Axl Rose to 2LiveCrew. Their hobbies have included collecting automatic weapons, cultivating long arrest records, pushing the envelope of conceivable drug abuse, and dreaming up backstage antics that would make Ozzy Osbourne blanch with modesty. Provocatively written and brilliantly designed, this book includes over 100 photos, many never before published, for the most exciting and insightful look ever into the Crue.

« L’alcool, les acides et la cocaïne n’étaient que des amourettes. Quand j’ai découvert l’héroïne, ça a été le coup de foudre. » Une année de la vie d’une rock star dévoyée ; le charme insidieux, lancinant, vicieux d’un Nikki Sixx dans toute sa splendeur de vedette pourrie par l’argent. Bassiste hero de Mötley Crüe, il nous dévoile ici ses frasques d’héroïnomane narcissique et têtu. Ce journal intime, tranche de vie dégoulinante de sexe et de drogue – et de rock’n’roll –, nous immerge dans le quotidien d’un junkie chevronné, dans ses pensées obscures et tortueuses qui confinent parfois à la folie. Heroin Diaries est la révélation d’une subjectivité inconnue qui se cache dans les volutes de phrases crues. Cerise sur le gâteau : des photos, des illustrations, des extraits de chansons, des commentaires de divers acteurs. Un bouquin qu’on aura plaisir à dévorer – vous allez être accro.