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Title: The Heroin Diaries - A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock
Star
Author: Nikki Sixx with Ian Gitting
ISBN-13: 978-1-4165-1194-6
ISBN-10: 1-4165-1194-6
Publisher: Pocket Books
Pages: 413
My Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5

I consider myself a child of the 80s, and I was a HUGE Motley Crue
fan back in the day, so when I heard Nikki Sixx had written a book I
was anxious to read it. I'm glad I did. I knew Motley overindulged in
the "sex, drugs and rock & roll" lifestyle, but I never realized it
was as bad as the picture Nikki paints in this book. It was 1987 and
basically, he went insane. We find out a little about his family
life, a LOT about life [b:on the road|6288|The Road|Cormac McCarthy|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21E8H3D1JSL._SL75_.jpg|3355573], and what his life was like in his
own skin. It ain't pretty, but addiction never is. I wish that kids
and young adults who think this lifestyle is so glamourous and cool,
and who maybe are tempted to party like a rock star would read this
book first. Maybe it would turn them against it before they ever
start. I knew Nikki had died once, but rock star overdoses aren't
really a shock anymore. It's how close he came to suicide that really
shocked me when I read this book. I'm glad he didn't die and I'm glad
I read this book. I would recommend this book to anyone.

This is probably a great big DUH, but there is a lot of graphic parts
in this book pertaining to drug use, bodily functions, sex and a lot
of bad language, so if that offends you, you probably shouldn't read
this book. ( )

a quick read. Brave and honest, although hard to recommend ( )

I loved this book and would love to read anything else Nikki Sixx writes. I would recommend this book to others! ( )

Crazier than I ever imagined it would be. Painfully honest. ( )

Being a lover of memoirs and Motley Crue I had to read this and I was not disappointed!

There are diary entries written by Nikki Sixx during 1986-87 as well comments from people who knew him then. Motley Crue was big during that time so it's interesting to have a behind the scenes look at how he felt about being a rock star. ( )