Talk:Nikki Sixx

The 'running wild in the night' part is blatantly POV

not that I really mind that heroin gets put in a bad light, but Nikki is named as a "has-been" bassist and then in contrast, the tone is unbelievably didactic. I mean, alright, I really DO mind that fighting drugs = being a saint, cos it reads stupidly. Be neutral. Please62.107.24.213 (talk) 18:23, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

Nikki Sixx ethnic back ground

What is his ethnic back ground ? I am assuming he hispanic and possble mexican ? does anyone else know better ? (Irishmonk) Serafino Feranna...ITALIANNikki is italian

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Discussion

The rap-metal band he was in was called 58, not .58. The "58" was simply denoting the year in which Sixx and band co-founder David Darling were born. user:Jsc1973

no mention of the to fast for love album recorded with Leathür records Originally released independently in 1981 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Too_Fast_for_Love should be interspaced within this entry.

58 was not a rap metal band! They are equal parts glam, hip-hop, rock, pop, and a car crash!

The Greensboro incident keeps popping up...it's not important to the biography. It seems like someone's trying to portray him as a racist, not add anything of value to the page. If it needs to be there, shouldn't there be articles that show some kind of aftermath or condemnation? Having that in there is merely inflammatory. Sugarnova (talk) 14:06, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

ozzy

• Ozzy Osbourne dared Sixx to lick up his own urine, but before he could Ozzy got on his hands and knees and licked it up first

- * An incident on the same tour as above involved Ozzy and possibly Nikki snorting a trail of ants through a straw like cocaine.

That did actually happen. The Motley Crue Autobiography is the source. James Barlow 20:08, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

The band "London" linked on the main page is the WRONG band. Nikki's London was in L.A. in 1979-80-81. The band included John St. John, Lizzie Grey, Andre(can't remember the last name), and Dane Rage. Then, Andre was replaced by Nigel Benjamin, formerly of Mott and British Assasin, then Nigel was replaced by Michael White. I was there. 63.98.58.254 19:02, 19 July 2006 (UTC)Regina Lawson Voorhes

Divorce from Donna D'errico

This needs to be more structured in the "Recent Times" section. I've edited to the best of my abilities and updated the information on the divorce.--Carrotcrow13 19:42, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Citations

If someone wishes to state that Nikki Sixx stole in his early years and so on, please cite sources that attest to this. I don't dispute that it could be true, especially considering he's in Motley Crue, but please cite references so that slander accusations can't be incurred. LuciferMorgan 10:52, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

It is in The Dirt: Motley Crue Autobiography. Blackserenity 03:42, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

1987 deaths

I removed this tag, because it gives that idea that he is presently dead. He was pronounced dead on arival from a drug overdose in 1987, but came back too... and is clearly still with us. - Deathrocker 06:20, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

yes but l feel that it should be put in that he was declared dead and then revived

The Necronomicon

"Sixx, searching for inspiration, came across satanic literature such as The Necromonicon." I'm removing the "such as The Necronomicon" part. The Necronomicon is a fictional book invented by H. P. Lovecraft. The book was mentioned in a great deal of Lovecraft horror stories and he even wrote some passages too so most people tend to think believe the book actually exists. --84.248.175.197 20:41, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

It is possible that they contributor was refering to this work Simon Necronomicon which was a major "forbidden book" in the late 70s and early 80s before the hoax unraveled.

picture?

Anyone got a decent picture to use?? user:fre_k

Tanya Vece

Is she Nikki's daughter or not? I keep seeing info about her added removed and then put back again. Thanks (INXS-Girl 13:14, 02 April 2007 (UTC)

The Heroin Diaries?

This article seems to be void of any information relating to Sixx's upcoming project (album/book), "the Heroin Diaries". - Nö†$®åM 19:24, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

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Trivia

"He once referred to Jack Daniels as "mothers milk"." Come on, who hasn't? Witczak 20:11, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Musician?

Should we really classify him as a musician? Face it, it is really stretching the definition rather broadly. Maybe a Bass Guitar abuser? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.90.198.151 (talk) 05:31, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Moved here from article

Trivia

• When he was a child he beat up some bullies with a lunchbox full of rocks. "The Dirt"
• In the book The Dirt, Mötley Crüe A&R Rep Tom Zutaut remembers freak occurrences at Sixx's apartment during the writing of Shout at the Devil. Sixx, searching for inspiration, came across Satanic literature. His defacto girl friend of the time Lita Ford said to Zutaut "Cabinet doors kept opening and shutting, there are weird noises, and things keep flying around the apartment for no reason". Zutaut later continues "When I returned two nights later, there were forks and knives sticking out of the walls and ceiling, and Nikki and Lita looked much paler and sicker than usual. Zutaut later confesses that during his disturbing visit, a fork flew straight into the ceiling.
• Often has "Fuck", "Fucker", "Fuck off" and "Fuck You" written on some of his on-stage clothing.
• Has the word 'SIXX' and the number '1958' tattooed on his knuckles.
• An incident on the same tour as above involved Ozzy snorting a trail of ants through a straw like cocaine, he and Sixx urinating on a sidewalk and Ozzy's amusement in drinking both men's urine. (As reported in The Dirt.)
• He had his name legally changed from Frank Ferrana to Nikki Sixx
• He named his onstage personality Sikki Nixx.
• Nikki is the reason that Brides of Destruction turned down a tour to open for Kiss and Poison. His reasoning was that he didn't want the Brides to be involved with anything Poison was doing, since he believes Poison ripped off real glam metal turning it into pop music. However, Vince Neil has toured with his solo band as an opener for Poison.
• Before changing his name to Nikki Sixx, he was going to be called Nikki Nine but was told that it was too punk rock. The name Nikki Sixx actually comes from a man named Nikki Syxx who played in a band that one of Nikki's friends was in. According to Sixx the last time he saw the man, he was a born-again Christian on TV, lashing Sixx as 'the devil' during the "Girls" tour in his hotel room. The man also claimed Sixx stole his name, and used it for the devil.
• His favorite album is Sheer Heart Attack by Queen, his favorite song is "Dream On" by Aerosmith, and his favorite film is Time Bandits (LA Times' West Magazine, 24th September 2006)
• Nikki's nickname is Sixxdawg.
• In its continuing effort to shed its stodgy image, the New York Stock Exchange invited Mötley Crüe to ring the closing bell on Wednesday March 2, 2005. Nikki Sixx wanted a souvenir; as they left the podium, he picked up the gavel and slipped it into his pocket.
• Nikki played bass on the song "Into The Black" from Butch Walker's solo debut album, Left of Self-Centered.
• Was a co-writer on Lita Ford's song Falling In and Out of Love, the song was written after the two broke up, the song can be found on Lita's self titled album.
• He once referred to Jack Daniels as "mothers milk".
• Sixx co-wrote the Marion Raven song "Heads Will Roll."
• Some believe that the song Tattooed Millionaire by Bruce Dickinson is about him and that Bruce wrote that in response to Sixx having sex with Bruce's wife.
• His book "The Heroin Diaries" debut at #7 on the New York Times Best Seller list.

Vanity

Were Nikki and Vanity actually engaged? Not according to The Heroin Diaries; which implies it was all in Vanity's mind. Didn't Nikki ask her to marry him when he was stoned and then regret it the next day? INXS-Girl (talk) 17:32, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

He may have regretted it, but did he withdraw the offer? Plenty of men have regretted the words they've said, without actually reneging on them. Just how "brief" was this supposed engagement? If it was just a day, then it should be deleted from the article, but if they were publicly known as a couple for an extended period, even if only for months, and especially if they were mentioned as a couple in a Reliable Source, then it should remain. -- Zsero (talk) 01:34, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

All I can tell you is what I've read, that Nikki claims they were never engaged and that he was shocked when Vanity announced they were. They were both so mixed up at the time, so who knows? INXS-Girl (talk) 15:50, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

OK, then unless it can be positively documented, out it goes. -- Zsero (talk) 04:54, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Eleven Seven

Should info about Nikki being made president of Eleven Seven records be added? http://musicnews.livevideo.com/music_blog.asp?id=359 82.31.34.92 (talk) 13:58, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Voice type

The "voice type" field in the musical artist infobox template is intended for classical vocalists. This position is supported by Voice type and Voice classification in non-classical music. In the rare instance when a reliable source exists to support a voice type for a non-classical vocalist (i.e. Maria Carey) the source must be provided for inclusion in the infobox. I will revert the entry in this field for this page, if you disagree please comment at the talk page for the musical artist infobox. J04n(talk page) 16:31, 23 May 2009 (UTC)