Nikki Sixx: drops to one knee, holding a ring Holy FUCK, babe, marry me?
What happens before the six minutes of fame?
YEAH, I'M NIKKI SIXX, THE BASSIST WITH ATTITUDE FROM THE Most Unglitchin' Neighborhood in LA - South Central!
GROWIN' UP IN THAT SHITTY NEIGHBORHOOD MADE ME STRONGER AND MORE DETERMINED TO MAKE SOMETHING OF MYSELF
MY MOM, A DOMINANT WOMAN, RAISED ME AND MY TWIN SISTER ALONE IN A HOUSE FULL OF DRUG ADDICTS
So you became a rock star
YEAH, YOU CAN SAY THAT. WE WERE RAISED With The Sound Of Guns And Gang Violence In The Background, But My Mom Taught Us To Be Kind And Respectful To Others.
WHEN MY Sister Was 14, Our Mom Got Shot In The Head While She Was Out Buying Some Cigarettes, AND THAT'S WHEN MY LIFE GOT REALLY FUCK'D UP
MY SISTER WAS LEFT WITH A 3 MONTH OLD BABY IN HER ARMS AND IT WAS UP TO ME TO TAKE CARE OF HER AND MY NEWBORN NEPHEW, SO I DROPPED OUT OF SCHOOL IN THE NINTH GRADE TO WORK AND TAKE CARE OF MY FAMILY
DON'T LOOK FOR THE DENTAL MIRROR TO FIGURE IT OUT, LET'S JUST SAY I'M OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER
I'VE BEEN PAINTING SINCE I WAS A KID. IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE ACTIVITIES TO LET OUT ALL THE ANGST AND EMOTIONS I'VE BOTTED UP INSIDE ME.
Can you paint me something then?
I'D GLADLY PAINT YOU IN THE NAKAREST POSITION THERE IS!
PAINTING IS MY SANCTUARY, WHERE I CAN EXPRESS MYSELF WITHOUT ALL THE CRUELLY INHUMAN SHIT LIFE THROWs AT ME
What else is important to you besides art?
THE ANIMAL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME, AND I DO WHATEVER I CAN TO HELP PROTECT AND PRESERVE OUR FRIENDS IN THE WILD AND IN THE STREETS
DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON PEOPLE WHO ABUSE ANIMALS... THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO THE HIGHEST DEGREE