The unflinching autobiography by Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx, "The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star," chronicles the rocker's rampant drug addiction with sobering candor. The book comes out September 18 and an accompanying soundtrack by Sixx's new band Sixx:A.M. was released on August 20. Here's the first of Sixx's four guest blogs.
This week has been filled with promo for the Sixx:A.M. record. On Monday [guitarist] James [Michael], DJ Ashba and I did the nationally syndicated radio program, "Rockline," and we found out midway through the show that the primary metabolite in heroin is called 6 acetylmorphine -- more commonly referred to as 6 a.m. We had no idea when we formed the band. I suppose these things just happen sometimes.
When people hear about and talk about the "Heroin Diaries" book and the accompanying soundtrack, they are not just interested in the the story of my addiction. To the contrary, I find that people are equally, if not more interested in my recovery. This is such a reassuring notion because our society is so much more interested in the story of personal demise than personal rehabilitation. The evening news and the tabloids always have their crosshairs on people as they slide down the hill. My story is about climbing back up and I’m flattered that people are taking notice of that climb and more importantly, the destination point -- the Covenant House Recovery Program.
The money and awareness we will raise through this project will change so many lives. Imagine what it's like to not have a home, a place to sleep or a way out of what surely will end in death, disease or jail. I am asking everyone to go to www.covenanthouse.org, click on ‘Running Wild in the Night” and donate to someone else’s future -- someone who might someday impact you or someone you know. If 80,000 people donate just a dollar a month, we would be hitting a million dollars a year to be spread across all the Covenant Houses.
Thank you Nikki and we'll hear from you again next week. In the meantime, here's Sixx:A.M.'s video for "Life is Beautiful":
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