Nikki Sixx

Nikki Sixx (birth name Frank Carlton Serafino Ferranna) is the bassist for metal bands Mötley Crüe, London and Brides of Destruction.

Mötley Crüe

By 1981, Sixx had developed a plan to create the ultimate "theatrical" band for the new decade.

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He found guitarist Mick Mars, drummer Tommy Lee, and singer Vince Neil to share in this vision. The band Mötley Crüe rose quickly in the musical environment of L.A.'s Sunset Strip and quickly reached national fame.

Related Topics:
Mick Mars - Tommy Lee - Vince Neil - Mötley Crüe - L.A.'s - Sunset Strip

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Like his bandmates, Sixx became addicted to drugs, heroin in particular, in the 1980's, at the start of the band's climb to the top of popularity. On at least one occasion Sixx was declared dead after an overdose, only to be revived by the paramedics with two adrenaline shots to the heart. This incident was the inspiration for the song Kickstart my Heart. On an earlier trip to London, Sixx overdosed at a dealers house and, while he wasn't declared dead, he was put into a trash bin by the dealer. This was the inspired the line "valentine's in London, found me in the trash" from Dancing on Glass.

Related Topics:
Kickstart my Heart - Dancing on Glass

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