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

When Mötley Crüe was at the height of its fame, there wasn't any drug Nikki Sixx wouldn't do. He spent days -- sometimes alone, sometimes with other addicts, friends, and lovers -- in a coke and heroin-fueled daze. The highs were high, and Nikki's journal entries reveal some euphoria and joy. But the lows were lower, often ending with Nikki in his closet, surrounded by drug paraphernalia and wrapped in paranoid delusions.

Here, Nikki shares those diary entries -- some poetic, some scatterbrained, some bizarre -- and reflects on that time. Joining him are Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Mick Mars, Slash, Rick Nielsen, Bob Rock, and a host of ex-managers, ex-lovers, and more.

Brutally honest, utterly riveting, and shockingly moving, The Heroin Diaries follows Nikki during the year he plunged to rock bottom -- and his courageous decision to pick himself up and start living again.

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VERY INTERESTING BOOK........., 2008-10-03
VERY INTERESTING BOOK, AMAZING THAT NIKKI IS STILL ALIVE, LOVE THE BOOK & I FEEL IT WILL HELP MANY WHO HAVE AN ADDICTION.


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Oh My God !, 2008-09-19
This book was amazing.
I have always been a big Motley Crue fan but after reading this,screw the Crue!
It's Nikki all the way.
He is fantastic.


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Definately Worth Reading, 2008-09-12
When I picked up this book, it was mostly out of curiosity. I'd never heard of a book with a sountrack, and I loved the single "Life is Beautiful." Once I opened it, however, I just had to keep going, if only to find out how Nikki Sixx could possibly have made it out without kicking the bucket for good. Both the diary entries and the commentary from Sixx's friends and associates are very powerful. I have never read anything like it.

Alongside entries that focus on his addiction, the information the book contains about the Crue, the industry, the craziness comes through in a new way. Admittedly, other than the form of presentation, the whole "behind-the-scenes' look a the rock star lifestyle has been done. This aspect of the book is nothing particularly special, but I consider it a decent exaple of the genre.

Personally, I REALLY liked this book, and consider it worth buying.


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Interesting, sad, and disturbing year in the life of..., 2008-09-12
I found that I couldn't put this book down while I was reading it, which wasn't good as I was on vacation with a large group of friends. Upon reading some reviews here I feel as though there was some confusion as to what the book is about. This is one year's entries in the diary of Nikki Sixx at the height of Motley Crue's success. It is a disturbing look into the self involved life of a drug addict, while he is addicted. This is not a biography of his life. He asked the people in his life at that time to contribute their own thoughts and memories to the book as well. There are entries in this book that will make you angry, sad, disgusted, and others that will make you laugh outloud.
I thoroughly enjoyed readinig this book. So far three of my friends have borrowed and read it, telling me they felt the same way about it. How Nikki is still alive is truly a mystery. I recommend that anyone read this book, but with eyes wide open to the realization that this isn't a biography, but a disturbing year in the life story.


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Interesting up to the first 10 pages..... , 2008-09-02
Although 'The Heroin Diaries is marketed as a "unique memoir of addiction", this book is, at best, a collection of repetitive drug induced snap shots with absolutely no depth or insight. To sum up the book, Nikki Sixx: Does blow, sleeps with groupies, shoots heroin, hates mom and dad...does blow, sleeps with groupies, shoots heroin...then in the end he dies and comes back. Although the book tries to capture the hellish existence of addiction, it fails to bring the message home since Nikki, at times, glorifies his lifestyle. Also, the commentary provided fails to expand on Nikki's entries in an insightful manner. Instead they only confirm to us that 'yeah..great party, lots of girls.. wow Nikki is F*cked up". This book is about 300 pages too long and it only serves to crush curiosity instead of providing a life altering message. Borrow it if you can.

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