For those of you who have read The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band, which takes you on Motley Crue’s drug-infused roller coaster rider through Hollywood, Hell, and everywhere in-between, get ready for the sister-sequel, Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star. Arguably the best (and definitely the best-looking) member of the Crue, Nikki Sixx (bassist and main song-writer) has emerged from his heroin soaked days of rock and roll and amazingly enough, is alive to share his story. There but for the grace of god goes Nikki.
Although this candid memoire will never see the likes of Oprah’s book club, I’m sure many Crue fans and rock music lovers/historians, will find it as riveting and disturbing as Dirt. Here’s a description from Amazon:
When Mötley Crüe was at the height of its fame, there wasn’t any drug Nikki Sixx wouldn’t do. He spent days — sometimes alone, sometimes with other addicts, friends, and lovers — in a coke and heroin-fueled daze. The highs were high, and Nikki’s journal entries reveal some euphoria and joy. But the lows were lower, often ending with Nikki in his closet, surrounded by drug paraphernalia and wrapped in paranoid delusions.
Sounds like the perfect rainy day read to me!
Although, probably not all that well since the Fleetwood Mac singer 
This is what Bon Jovi looked like the last time their record hit #1 on the Billboard charts. Those were the days of “New Jersey”… the great 80s. Oh how we miss that pop metal goodness. 19 years later, their latest album “Lost Highway” hits