false 1883838 1847371663 9781847371669 1110 340 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189731816m/1883838.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1883838.The_Heroin_Diaries_A_Year_in_the_Life_of_a_Shattered_Rock_Star 10758 Nikki Sixx 3097 877 4 1 false Thu Jan 10 11:36:47 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 12:47:09 -0800 2008
Admittedly, this gets a bit whiney at times (again, this is the diary of someone who is in a very deep depression and is self-medicating with heroin, coke, and anything else that shows up just so he doesn't have to deal with his own emotions).

The ending, at times, borders on preachy but I have to say, he makes some good insights here. He really opens the velvet curtain and welcomes everyone into a rock star's life.

I find it interesting that Mr. Sixx elected to publish one of the most successful years of his life (career wise). Those who were Motley fans (yup, I was. I attended one of the Philadelphia concerts he mentions in the book) would remember this year and how the media portrayed Nikki and the rest of the Crue. What went on only skims the surface of complex persons. The media did what they always do, present a characterization of the famous. ]]>