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Nikki Sixx, born Nicholas Christopher Cibelli, is an American musician, songwriter, and music producer. Best known as the bassist and lead vocalist for the hard rock band Mötley Crüe, he has become a iconic figure in the rock music scene since the band's formation in 1981. His personal life, including his struggles with drug addiction and his journey to recovery, has also made him a prominent figure in the entertainment industry.

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“I think anything thats creative really takes my mind off whatever it is that Im going through in my life. If youre going through heartbreak, and you can write a song, its a wonderful win-win, because it takes your mind off the heartbreak, and you get to vent.”

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“I just think if I can go from being a homeless kid with a dream of being in the biggest band in the world and making that happen, I can do a lot of other cool stuff, too.”

Ifs Thinking World I Can Dream Happens Kids Stuff Can Do Band Homeless Cool Stuff

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“I am not a preacher. I don't want to stand on a soapbox and tell people, "Don't drink. Don't use drugs." With my kids, I say "Don't drink. Don't do drugs." But when they turn 21, they can drink. I hope they never use drugs, but people make their own decisions. When they're old enough, they are going to have the chance to make their own decisions. I just hope I have given them enough love and support, and the ability to come and talk to me if they need to.”

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“For me, I never knew what addiction was. I just knew my heroes, like [New York Dolls guitarist] Johnny Thunders, did heroin. I didn't have a father, it looked good to me. If I had read Johnny Thunders' book The Heroin Diaries, I don't think I would have done heroin.”

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“Photography is an individual passion of mine. I don't get paid to do it, although people offer me money. I do it because I love it, and if there's no money attached, I don't have to do anything. It's my weekend away, my vacation, whether it's an hour or five hours or editing photos on my laptop in the middle of the night. It gives me relief from all the other stuff.”

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“I have always believed that if you are honest in what you do, continually reinvent yourself at the same time, and there's respect amongst your band members, then you will be respected.”

Ifs Honest Band Members Always Believe Reinventing Yourself Band Members

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“If I could make a record in two minutes and thirty seconds, I'd do it. I want the creativity, and I don't give a f - k about the snare sound.”

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“President George Washington used to wear a wig and make-up. I mean, c'mon, if he could do it, I can do it.”

Ifs Mean I Can Used President Can Do I Can Do It Wigs

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“If you actually dissect the lyrics in 'Motley Crue', you'll notice that there's a lot going on beneath the surface.”

Ifs Surface Beneath The Surface Motley Crue

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“Selling my soul would be a lot easier if I could just find it.”

Ifs Soul Would Be Easier Selling My Soul If I Could

Book:The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star

Source: The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star

“The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying says that death is the graduation ceremony, while living is just a long course in learning and preparing for the next journey. If we acknowledge death as the beginning, then how can we fear it?”

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Book:This Is Gonna Hurt (Enhanced Edition): Music, Photography and Life Through the Distorted Lens of Nikki Sixx

Source: This Is Gonna Hurt (Enhanced Edition): Music, Photography and Life Through the Distorted Lens of Nikki Sixx

“If your album sells, that's cool, more people find out about you, more people get turned on to what we're really about-which is a live rock and roll band.”

People Ifs Rocks Band Sells Albums Rock N Roll Rock And Roll

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“If you don’t deal with your demons, they will deal with you, and it’s gonna hurt.”

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“Creativity is not linear, just like the earth is not flat....If you keep going long enough you will always get back to where you started from. That is when you have lived a full life. That is the artist's path.”

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“If you were on the phone with me and Tommy right now, we would probably forget you were there, we'd just be cracking jokes. It's like Beavis and Butthead.”

Ifs Forget Right Now Jokes Phones Forget You Beavis

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