Photo: Christopher Peterson / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Nikki Sixx is one of those rare figures who feels genuinely larger than life, and honestly, he earned it the hard way. The co-founder and creative backbone of Mötley Crüe, he didn't just play bass — he wrote the songs, shaped the image, and held the whole chaotic thing together for decades. The guy was clinically dead for two minutes in 1987 after a heroin overdose, came back, and immediately wrote "Kickstart My Heart" about the experience — that's not spin, that's just the kind of absurd rock mythology that only a handful of people actually live. What I respect most is that he turned the wreckage of his early life into something real: the memoir "The Heroin Diaries" is a genuinely raw document, not a PR rehabilitation. He's also proven himself as a photographer and radio host, so the creativity clearly runs deeper than the spandex era ever suggested.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Nikki Sixx
- Name (Japanese)
- ニッキー・シックス
- Reading
- にっきー・しっくす
- Born
- December 11, 1958 (age 67)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Dog
- Origin
- San Jose, California, United States
- Occupation
- bassist / musician / songwriter
2. Background
- High school
- Roosevelt High School
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Nikki Sixx born?
Born December 11, 1958 (age 67).
Where is Nikki Sixx from?
Nikki Sixx is from San Jose, California, United States.
What does Nikki Sixx do?
Nikki Sixx works as bassist, musician, songwriter.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.