false 1883838 1847371663 9781847371669 1102 338 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 3072 874 5 1 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 18 15:31:12 -0700 2007 Fri Jan 18 10:51:24 -0800 2008 looks good. Then you actually get down and read it. This book shows Nikki's diary excepts from Christmas Day 1986 to the same day a year later. I'm sure the name makes it obvious that a lot of this book focuses on drugs. In fact, pretty much all of it does. It's easy to see just how meaningful this book could be to other addicts. I'm not an addict, and yet what I found scary was that if that had been me, I'd probably have found myself in the same position as Nikki did. Although I'd probably die long before I reached the 1987 of my life.

It's easy to forget you're reading about a rockstar in one of the world's biggest rock bands, traveling the world, meeting millions of fans etc. etc. Nikki just comes across as such a real dude. Unfortunately he doesn't reveal how he managed to juggle being a junkie and maintaining that impressive hairdo. Oh yes, and Slash is in it! He, err...used to get so drunk he'd piss the bed. Apart from the fact that GN'R toured with Motley that year, that's the main reason that he's in there. To say that Nikki's spare bedroom smelled of pee because of him. Umm...awww?

In short, you should definitely pick this book up. Especially if you love rock n' roll. Or just if you love shiny shiny books. Don't forget to get the soundtrack too!]]>