Nikki Sixx
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"Nikki Sixx" is an American musician, songwriter, radio host, and photographer, best known as the co-founder, bassist, and primary songwriter of the band Mötley Crüe. Prior to forming Mötley Crüe, Sixx was a member of Sister (band)/Sister before going on to form London (heavy metal band)/London with his Sister band mate Lizzie Grey. In 2000 he formed side project group 58 (band)/58 with Dave Darling, Steve Gibb and Bucket Baker issuing one album, titled Diet for a New America (album)/Diet for a New America, the same year while in 2002 he formed the hard rock Supergroup (music)/supergroup Brides of Destruction with L.A. Guns guitarist Tracii Guns. Formed in 2006, initially to record an audio accompaniment to Sixx's autobiography The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star, his side band Sixx:A.M. features songwriter and producer and vocalist James Michael and guitarist DJ Ashba.

Sixx has also worked with a number of artists and groups, co-writing and/or producing songs, such as Sex Pistols's guitarist Steve Jones (musician)/Steve Jones, Lita Ford, Alice Cooper, Meat Loaf, Marion Raven, Drowning Pool, Saliva (band)/Saliva and The Last Vegas, among others.

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We had sort of Spinal Tap moment in Europe . . . when I caught on fire. Vince almost had to stop singing, he was laughing so hard.

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[The band was recently bestowed a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. And when they decided to get back together, they felt it was important not to have any expectations.] We all talked about how more than anything we just really wanted to have a good time, ... This tour has turned out to be a lot of fun for us. We've been friends forever.

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When I first started seeing it come together, I was just blown away.

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We thought he killed himself.

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How have you guys been since we've been gone?

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I know he had a good time there.

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When we were younger, you know, small stuff is small stuff, but we turned it into the big stuff. It's just part of being young, you know. We've grown up and we've realized that some people, like old managers, will keep us on the road for years without breaks, and no one ever got us to talk about the small [disagreements and annoyances]. Once we figured all that out, we're all best friends again.

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I mean, you can hate us. I don't care if you hate us, but no one will ever sound like us.

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We're fine without it. We just did Live 8 without that [special effects or gimmicks]. We play festivals without that stuff. We don't need it, but I can tell you, it's a … plus to have it.

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