Nikki Sixx spoke about his life of addiction with Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx spoke about the band's new biopic, The Dirt . According to him, the film is a "cautionary tale" about all the personal problems of the band members.
“Thirty years ago I was addicted to heroin. That time was unbelievable. The stories never end. When I was a kid, I grew up in the 70s. Those were my bands – British bands connected with me – Sex Pistols and Black Sabbath . It was the same with them too. When we started Mötley Crüe, we kind of emulated that. And things escalated, the repercussions came. I think that's the 'cautionary tale' of the film.”
At some point in the band members' lives, things started to go off the rails. “The film does a great job of giving individuality and backstories to each of the members. One of the cool things about being in Mötley Crüe is that each of us is very different. But we all started living in crazier ways. And for every stupid thing we did, we weren't held accountable. We were just congratulated,” said Sixx.
“When you’re a kid, you think it’s all too much. You remember the stories you heard. Everyone I liked – the most rebellious artists – were involved with drugs. When I was introduced to heroin, I thought, ‘Well, Johnny Thunders uses heroin. He’s really cool, so I’ll give it a try.’ That’s how it starts.”
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