The Heroin Diaries - A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star

Title: The Heroin Diaries - A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star

Author: Nikki Sixx with Ian Gitting

ISBN-13: 978-1-4165-1194-6

ISBN-10: 1-4165-1194-6

Publisher: Pocket Books

Pages: 413

My Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5

I consider myself a child of the 80s, and I was a HUGE Motley Crue fan back in the day, so when I heard Nikki Sixx had written a book I was anxious to read it. I'm glad I did. I knew Motley overindulged in the "sex, drugs and rock & roll" lifestyle, but I never realized it was as bad as the picture Nikki paints in this book. It was 1987 and basically, he went insane. We find out a little about his family life, a LOT about life on the road, and what his life was like in his own skin. It ain't pretty, but addiction never is. I wish that kids and young adults who think this lifestyle is so glamourous and cool, and who maybe are tempted to party like a rock star would read this book first. Maybe it would turn them against it before they ever start. I knew Nikki had died once, but rock star overdoses aren't really a shock anymore. It's how close he came to suicide that really shocked me when I read this book. I'm glad he didn't die and I'm glad I read this book. I would recommend this book to anyone.
This is probably a great big DUH, but there is a lot of graphic parts in this book pertaining to drug use, bodily functions, sex and a lot of bad language, so if that offends you, you probably shouldn't read this book.