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" For those that don't know, my sister was born with Down Syndrome, and she was institutionalized in the very early sixties. Me, being just a small boy and being shuffled around between my mother and grandparents, I never knew her. "

Nikki Sixx

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" Motley Crue, collectively and individually, have done things on our own terms. "

" Being able to say something lyrically, to say something that will do more than just be words, is really hard. It's easy to do when you're writing a chapter of a book or writing poetry, but it's really hard to do when you're confined to a melody line. "

" It's physically very, very, very trying to be onstage as a performer, not unlike an athlete, for thirty years. "

" The industry needs to be run by artists, because we are the only people that care about art. "

" My mom, you know, took off when I was about 6. What ended up happening is I ended up being with my grandparents. "

Nikki Sixx

Grandparents

Off

" I have a wonderful assistant. I tell her I need four amputees and a midget, and she finds them. "

" If you leave me in a room long enough, I'll redecorate the room. "

" I love those Keith Richards solo records, but it's not the Rolling Stones. "

" We were telling everybody we weren't getting back together when we were in the studio actually recording. We wanted to try it on, to see how it would fit. "

" Radio stations play what they believe is in, and they all talk to each other. "

" I'm not bothered by my appearance. "

Nikki Sixx

Bothered

Appearance

" Los Angeles has been my home since the days even before Motley Crue, so I am beyond excited that 'The Side Show' has found a home on 98.7 FM. This is the station I listen to - my friends listen to it, my family listens to it. It's the station I wanted to be on, and I'm psyched to get started. "

" There's always people saying that rock is dead, rock is over. People are always out to kill rock and roll. "

" There's a sound with Motley Crue, and it comes with Vince's voice, which is such an important part of the show, and Mick's guitar. And the way Tommy and me play together is an important part of it. "

Nikki Sixx

Guitar

Important

" Each guy has his own space. We all end up in one of the other guy's rooms all the time. We always end up together, as far as people getting along. "

" I just love doing radio. I've learned to be more vulnerable through radio than even I've been through books and writing lyrics. It's a different type of experience where, if I'm writing a lyric, I can sort of hide behind it a little bit. "

" I'm always willing to talk to somebody if they have something to say that is interesting. "

" What can I say that will make people that are in recovery want to stand up and support Recovery Month? A friend of mine said, 'You know, the fact that you did a really honest book and it changed people's lives, that's something to talk about.' "

" They say the music you listen to in your formative years stays with you and leaves an impression for the rest of your life. For me, the things that I fell in love with happened in the '70s, when artists were nurtured by record companies and it wasn't about singles. "

" Rock n' roll is dirty, and it's bad, and it's either clever or it's not clever. "

" I've got five kids and I'm married, Tommy's got two kids and he's been married, Vince just got married again, Mick's out of a relationship, Tommy's single as well. We've done a lot in our life, we've covered a lot of miles. "

" I'm a sponge for information. "

Nikki Sixx

Sponge

Information

" When it comes to putting together a new show, we always push the envelope, and that's part of Motley Crue's legacy. "

" The thing is that I've known the guys from Motley Crue longer than just about everybody. "

" It's interesting. People go to an animal shelter and pick a dog that's been kicked, beaten, and has lost a leg and an eye, and they'll take that dog home and give it love and support, but they don't do that with people. "

" I can't stand people who try too hard. "

" I don't want to interview people. I want to have a conversation. I want to talk to Paul McCartney about the bass sound on 'The White Album.' "

" I think that music is a lifestyle that you sort of intravenously plug into and unplug from when you do and don't need it. Some people live it 10 hours a day, some on weekends. It's no more important or non-important than that. "

" Let's just say I have expensive taste. "

" I had to find the courage to turn my life around. "