I'm not bothered by my appearance.
— Nikki Sixx
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.
I listen to NPR a lot. I love that.
In '85, I went through rehab and I wasn't ready. If you're not ready, you're not ready. You don't want to hear the truth, and you're gonna keep doing what you keep doing.
It takes all kinds to make the world go 'round. If everyone was straight-laced and uptight, it would sure be a drag. We need a little tug of war in society.
You get clarity as you get sober, and you get clarity as you get older.
Through recovery, I've been able to do so much good stuff.
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.'
If you're getting different prescriptions from different doctors, there has to be some sort of check and balance in there somewhere.
I know when I wear a Led Zeppelin shirt, I am happy to put that Led Zeppelin shirt on. It's not, 'Well, they kind of suck.'
You can't pee like a puppy if you wanna run with the big dogs.
There's always people saying that rock is dead, rock is over. People are always out to kill rock and roll.
I remember opening up my first vinyl and seeing the incredible artwork it had. There's nothing like it. You also get that true gritty sound on vinyl that really makes a rock record sound great, which CDs can never achieve.
SIXX: A.M. is a passion project. I think when you do things like that and put your heart into them and do your best and don't necessarily put them on a marketing grid, that's when things turn out the best.
We all fall off the wagon. It's only one day; it's not the rest of your life. Pick yourself up and go again.
Hey, man, I like to look good; I wear make-up.
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.
I love Starbucks. Maybe that's a bit sad. But I definitely need my caffeine. It's what gets me out of bed in the morning.
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.
For me, to turn people on to new music, on to things that are going on in the world, is important.
There's no difference if you're a supermodel or if you've lost both your legs. What are you doing that's beautiful or ugly on the inside?
I sport a cave-man mentality.
I have a wonderful assistant. I tell her I need four amputees and a midget, and she finds them.
The other day I went to a movie with some friends, and they were like, 'Let's look it up on the Internet and see what people are saying,' and I was like, 'Man, that's messed up.'
What's scummy about the music industry is that everybody loves you when you're dead.
Politicians really worry about being politically correct.
It's just kind of known in the music industry that a farewell tour means 'for now.'
I never understood bands saying Nirvana had anything to do with derailing their career. Maybe those bands didn't have the goods.
When it comes to putting together a new show, we always push the envelope, and that's part of Motley Crue's legacy.
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.
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.
Traveling around the country, meeting fans and hearing their stories in person and on my radio show has reenergized my commitment to creating honest and inspirational content that not only serves my own creative purposes but can help and touch others as well.
I don't really care what people do.
If you don't deal with your demons, they will deal with you, and it's gonna hurt.
Growing up in the '70s, it was only a few years before that when men started to grow their hair long. And in the '70s, people were pushing the envelope a little farther, with men having even more style and piercing both their ears and wearing makeup.
I'm always willing to talk to somebody if they have something to say that is interesting.
Reflecting back, we all make mistakes; we all go through our stuff - relationships, financial, all kinds of stuff - and if you can grow from that and pass that message on, it's a pretty cool thing.
I love women. My life revolves around them.
If I'm watching my favorite boxer, and he's just won the heavyweight championship of the world, and he retires, it kind of makes the guy a legend.
You can get through anything if you want it bad enough.
Celebrities, movie stars and rock stars are losing their mystique.
I had to find the courage to turn my life around.
When Ozzy calls and asks you to go on tour, you say, 'When do I start?'
I remember Iggy and the Stooges' song 'Search and Destroy' reaching out from my speakers to me like my own personal anthem.
How can you have a rock n' roll circus without a midget?
One thing I've always loved doing is hanging out and talking music with other artists.
I'm a sponge for information.
As a lyricist, I'm really trying to raise my level of quality.
I never understood the hit-single, quick-success, get-airplay mentality.
Let me explain something: I'm not incredibly rich.
