A New Read

I read an excerpt of this book on the web site and was hooked--pardon the pun. Anyway, the book is called The Heroin Diaries: a year in the life of a shattered rock star by Nikki Sixx. If you don't know he's the principal song writer and bass player for Motley Crue. There's also an accompanying sound track by his new band Sixx: A.M. This is some of the best rock that I have heard in a long time.

This book is not for the faint of heart. It's rough, raw, and exposed. One cool thing is a part of the proceeds from the book and sound track go to Covenant House. A home for teenage runaways living on the street. The book is taken from diaries that Sixx wrote over a year during the height of Motley Crue and his descent into a drug induced hell. The book also adds commentary from Nikki, his band mates, friends, ex's, producers, managers, and the like. The other cool thing... Sixx has been clean for over 20 years now.