Quotes from Nikki Sixx

Radio stations play what they believe is in, and they all talk to each other.

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

I love those Keith Richards solo records, but it's not the Rolling Stones.

You have to age gracefully. And that's what I love about Keith Richards. That's what I love about the Rolling Stones. They are aging gracefully. They are falling apart at the seams right before our eyes, and they are doing it gracefully. And that's the most beautiful thing that we can do.

I remember Iggy and the Stooges' song 'Search and Destroy' reaching out from my speakers to me like my own personal anthem.

It wasn't like I picked a camera up in 1989 and stopped making music. I picked a camera up and found another form of expression.

I've always had an eye for the oddities in life.

I do believe that when I'm writing music, I get addicted to the music of the concept of what the outcome of the song is, or the passion behind the lyrics.

There's always people saying that rock is dead, rock is over. People are always out to kill rock and roll.

It's hard to find vehicles for your music.

Reflecting back, we all make mistakes; we all go through our stuff - relationships, financial, all kinds of stuff - and if you can grow from that and pass that message on, it's a pretty cool thing.

I'm able to make decisions even in the face of adversity.

We did something this year that was not based on animosity.

I'm very interested in architecture.

Everybody needs some real rock in their lives...whether it's bands like ourselves, Aerosmith or Stones...or new bands like Five Finger Death Punch, Avenged Sevenfold...it's out there.

I remember opening up my first vinyl and seeing the incredible artwork it had. There's nothing like it. You also get that true gritty sound on vinyl that really makes a rock record sound great, which CDs can never achieve.

In the end, the whole Internet thing kills me, because you can use it as a positive thing or you can read into all the negativity. And I think you've gotta put out positive energy, put out cool viral stuff, and then just stay out of people's opinions.

I do believe that I'm an addict on one level or another at all times.

You can't lie to your audience. You can't lie to your fans.

I don't fear death; I welcome it with open arms and a smirk. But until that wondrous day, I will continue to savor and celebrate all those who have graduated before me.

Overconfidence comes from fear and doubt, and you boast an ego when you're feeling less than.

Darkness can be funny. It can be quirky. There are different ways that that stuff comes out as a creative person. But the actual conflicted, twisted, decaying, rotting soul? That's not me. No more.

Skydive naked from an aeroplane....

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