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" I remember, when I was a kid, listening to the radio and hearing 'Big Bad John' by Jimmy Dean - and it just blew me away. I used to sit there and call the radio stations and request that song. And then the Beatles were obviously out already, but I really didn't know about the Beatles. "

Nikki Sixx

Song

Listening

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" Through recovery, I've been able to do so much good stuff. "

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Nikki Sixx

Sponge

Information

" Formats are going to change because this is what the people want. It's not what the labels want. "

" 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. "

" I'm very interested in architecture. "

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

" If you actually dissect the lyrics in 'Motley Crue', you'll notice that there's a lot going on beneath the surface. "

" I remember Iggy and the Stooges' song 'Search and Destroy' reaching out from my speakers to me like my own personal anthem. "

" We did something this year that was not based on animosity. "

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

" It wasn't like I picked a camera up in 1989 and stopped making music. I picked a camera up and found another form of expression. "

Nikki Sixx

Expression

Music

" The book is really, really dark, to the point where some people that I've talked to have said that it could be a series. And I'm like, Where? VH1? It's a little hard for VH1. "

" Addiction is a really hard thing to kick. "

" You don't base records on success; you base it on creativity. "

" I think anything that's creative really takes my mind off whatever it is that I'm going through in my life. If you're going through heartbreak, and you can write a song, it's a wonderful win-win, because it takes your mind off the heartbreak, and you get to vent. "

" Do I think anything I ever do will be as big as Motley Crue? It's impossible. "

" Who's the new Ramones, who's the new Guns 'N Roses, who's the new Motley Crue, who's the new Black Sabbath? They're coming, they're on the street, they're 16, 17 years old. "

" I don't know if I believe in life after death so much as I believe that there is something out there. "

" I understand quarterly billing, how the record companies run. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I'm able to make decisions even in the face of adversity. "

" I'm not bothered by my appearance. "

Nikki Sixx

Bothered

Appearance

" It's just kind of known in the music industry that a farewell tour means 'for now.' "

" I just think if I can go from being a homeless kid with a dream of being in the biggest band in the world and making that happen, I can do a lot of other cool stuff, too. "