Tue, 28 Oct 2008
Heroin Diaries
Nikki Sixx with Ian Gittins,
the Heroin Diaries: a year in the life of a
shattered Rock Star, Pocket Books
The stated credo of this book is that if one
person is helped to avoid Mr. Sixx's experience
with drugs then 'it will have been worth it'.
Sixx is the bassist in 80's (and still) hair
metal band Motley Crue and he outlines his bad
habits in some detail as well as numerous
escapades which mostly fall under the heading of
Yucky People Doings. At least, we suppose, there's
a nice symmetry in the fact that they seemed to
treat each other in much the same way as they
treated other people ... and also, they were as
advertised - cretinous barbarians.
So, who might want this book? People who like
Mojo magazine might like it as they thought it
was funny (!?!). Social anthropologists might
love it ... especially budding social workers.
HM completists should have it of course ... and
then there's that one person who might benefit
from it.
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