The bassist criticized the decision via his social media
Sixx:AM bassist and former Mötley Crüe member Nikki Sixx condemned President Donald Trump's controversial decision to withdraw the United States from the 2015 Paris Agreement. Trump claimed the agreement imposed unfair environmental standards on American businesses and workers.
Nikki Sixx criticized Trump's decision in a post on his Facebook page:
“I’ve been very fortunate to have been able to travel the world for 35 years. I’ve not only witnessed climate change, but I’ve had people from almost every country refer to it in one way or another. Year after year. THIS IS NOT A NEW THING. I’ve seen a lot in my life. I’m grateful to have survived the past, but now I’m terribly scared about our future.”
I come from Idaho, where we kept a gun in the back of the pickup truck. I understand conservative America, because I am conservative America. I've worked like a dog since I was 13 years old. And I only worked that hard because that's how I was taught. And I still do. You find your way and don't complain.
I was called gay in school by bullies because I was different. My mother asked me if I was a transvestite (I had to go to the school library to look up what that word meant). I lived on the streets of Los Angeles after running away from home because I refused to see life the way others wanted me to see it. Why am I talking about this? Because everything is crazy right now, but not everything is black and white, or RED and BLUE. People are changing for the better and our climate is changing for the worse.
I know that every day is a chance to make a difference in someone's life, and that means the world, too. Decades ago, we didn't know what was happening to our planet, but now we have solid scientific evidence. The damage has been done, but with knowledge and a willingness to work, we are making positive changes.
What can take us back to the 1950s? A man.
Unfortunately, one world leader has decided not only to unplug and disconnect the United States (AGAIN) from the rest of the world, but now he is threatening our future.
I think his decisions are based on money, but if our planet becomes an uninhabitable hole, then what good is having all the money in the world? I expected him to work hard to, as he promised, "Make America great again.".
I don't want to get into any fights with anyone. Actually, I don't care if you like me or if you follow me. If you don't listen to my music because of my opinions, then I accept that we weren't meant to be friends anymore. I work hard to make everything I do perfect and for you to like it, so it's a win-win situation for both of us.
I can't be the guy who wrote 'Shout At The Devil' and now stay silent about this. I'm as American as it gets. I paid millions and millions of dollars in taxes to our GREAT country and did it the American way. I worked for it. I want the guy who's our president to do the same. I don't want him to dismantle OUR future. He makes decisions based on his ego and refuses to work with others for a better America. He works for himself and doesn't give a damn about us. Let's change for the better, not for the worse.
It is written. If we don't change, there will be nothing left worth fighting for. I hope these four years don't cause a hundred years of damage, because I believe in the American dream.
My father didn't give me millions of dollars to get started. I feel much more American than the guy in the White House who's on the path to destruction, and so do you. We, Democrats and Republicans, are more American than he is.
Can we agree on one thing? We need change, but not climate change
Nikki Sixx's original message can be read here .
