Nikki Sixx

Celebrities, movie stars and rock stars are losing their mystique.

Politicians really worry about being politically correct.

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

How can you have a rock n' roll circus without a midget?

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.

It's physically very, very, very trying to be onstage as a performer, not unlike an athlete, for thirty years.

How lucky can one guy get? I was a runaway, and then I was in one of the biggest bands in the world. I've sold out every arena. I've sold millions and millions of records.

I forgive my mom for being a psycho and my dad for being a loser.

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.

The industry is a menace to artists.

When the addict gets recovery, his family gets recovery, right?

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