Top 225 Quotes & Sayings by Nikki Sixx
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Last updated on November 25, 2024.
I'm not bothered by my appearance.
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.
In the end, the whole Internet thing kills me, because you can use it as a positive thing or you can read into all the negativity. And I think you've gotta put out positive energy, put out cool viral stuff, and then just stay out of people's opinions.
My studio, nicknamed 'Funny Farm,' is in a hidden location. It's very private. Not only do I create my photography there, but it is also where I write my books and create music.
My mom, you know, took off when I was about 6. What ended up happening is I ended up being with my grandparents.
I forgive my mom for being a psycho and my dad for being a loser.
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.
Do I think anything I ever do will be as big as Motley Crue? It's impossible.
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.
Artists are very young, and say, Um, ok, to these industry dudes.
How can you have a rock n' roll circus without a midget?
I don't want to jump through hoops for people.
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.
There's so much history amongst ourselve that reminds us of something, and we start cracking up.
Some kid gets his first iPhone, signs up to Twitter, and then tweets, 'Nikki Sixx sucks.' And I'm supposed to take that personally.
Some cats, Iggy Pop, they're going to always have that hunger.
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.'
Nothing that Robert Plant does will ever equal Led Zeppelin, but that doesn't mean he's going to stop being creative. Jimmy Page has so many incredibly cool projects, but it's not Led Zeppelin; there will only ever be one Led Zeppelin.
The music industry is saying, This is the format, and if you'll fit into this format, you can be on radio, and if radio will play you, MTV will expose you, and MTV will expose you, we'll sell records.
You have to age gracefully. And that's what I love about Keith Richards. That's what I love about the Rolling Stones. They are aging gracefully. They are falling apart at the seams right before our eyes, and they are doing it gracefully. And that's the most beautiful thing that we can do.
I don't know if I believe in life after death so much as I believe that there is something out there.
We have a growing new fan base, and we wanted to get out now, and play now, and the timing was right.
You get clarity as you get sober, and you get clarity as you get older.
People say I have a distorted lens. I think I see things as they really are.
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.
If you don't deal with your demons, they will deal with you, and it's gonna hurt.
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.
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 know some people who've gotten tattoos that they probably shouldn't have, like the name of somebody they were dating, and that never ends well.
What's the best angle to cut someone's throat? Well, usually from behind. That's usually how it works.
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.
What's scummy about the music industry is that everybody loves you when you're dead.
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.
We did something this year that was not based on animosity.
Hey, man, I like to look good; I wear make-up.
If you leave me in a room long enough, I'll redecorate the room.
Beauty, to me, is kind, generous, and people that are humble.
The industry is a menace to artists.
I listen to NPR a lot. I love that.
I sport a cave-man mentality.
It's physically very, very, very trying to be onstage as a performer, not unlike an athlete, for thirty years.
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.
Like all artists, I go through creative spurts.
Ego is the great enemy. Ego will hold you back every single time.
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 can get through anything if you want it bad enough.
I do believe that I'm an addict on one level or another at all times.
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.
You want to love unconditionally everything you do, or don't do it.
Every day, I wake up, and the first thing I think of is my kids.
Sometimes I journal three pages, sometimes I journal thirty pages, but I'm writing all the time, and whatever's happening is happening in real time for me.
We each have our own tour bus. We've never done that before.
There's a pattern when tours start - a pattern of infighting, of making up, of breaking up, of addiction. There's a pattern of going to jail. There's a pattern of passion for music.
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've got so many mountains to climb and goals to conquer. I've got so many scars I want to leave on the planet. I just feel like I'm not there yet. I feel like I am just getting started.
You can't pee like a puppy if you wanna run with the big dogs.
I'm not religious, but by nature I am spiritual. I'm an artist, and creativity seems to go hand in hand with spirituality. But I have a knee-jerk reaction against organized religions. Actually, I have knee-jerk reactions against anything that's organized.
The thing is that I've known the guys from Motley Crue longer than just about everybody.
For me, one of the things that I get excited about is getting in situations I shouldn't be in.
One thing I've always loved doing is hanging out and talking music with other artists.
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