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Nikki Sixx (born Frank Carlton Serafino Ferranno, Jr. December 11, 1958 in San Jose, California) is an American bassist and the main songwriter for heavy metal / glam metal band Mötley Crüe.
Like his bandmates, Sixx took advantage of the excess that rock n' roll allowed, surpassing the level of abuse of his bandmates by binging on alcohol, cocaine, and most notably heroin.
Sixx has often stated that he would use his body as a human chemistry set, mixing excessive amounts of drugs on a regular basis to search for a new "high".
On the night of December 23, 1987, Sixx was declared dead after an overdose, only to be revived by paramedics with two adrenaline shots to the heart (this incident was the inspiration for the song "Kickstart my Heart").
On an earlier trip to London, Sixx overdosed at a dealer's house and, while he wasn't declared dead, he was put into a trash bin by the dealer after being beaten with a baseball bat in an attempt to stop Sixx's convulsions. This incident was the inspiration behind the lyric "Valentine's in London, found me in the trash" from the song "Dancing on Glass."
When Mötley Crüe reformed at the end of 2004, Sixx declared himself sober.
He is known for being one of the most excessive rockstars to have survived, and as such enjoys a legendary status amongst rock critics.
NIKKI'S OTHER WORK:
Nikki Sixx formed a band called Brides of Destruction with Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns. Sixx also wrote the song "Rest In Pieces" for Drowning Pool. He had planned to produce their second album but singer Dave Williams died and Sixx didn't know what to do with the song. He later gave it to Saliva after he met their singer Josey Scott.
In 2006, he was one of the songwriters for Meat Loaf's long awaited album, Bat out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose.
He recently got together with Kelly Gray and formed Royal Underground Clothing. Its men's line was debuted in fall 2006 and can be found at Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdale's and Nordstrom department stores. The upcoming women's line is scheduled for debut in Spring 2007.
As of 2006, Sixx is working on a book entitled The Heroin Diaries, a collection of his journal entires from 1986 and 1987 (when his addiction to heroin was at its most dangerous).
The book is scheduled for release in late 2007