Nikki Sixx
(born Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna Jr.)
(December 11, 1958)
is an American
musician,
songwriter,
record producer,
author,
photographer,
and radio personality,
best known as
the co-founder,
bassist,
primary songwriter,
and only constant member
of the
heavy metal band
Mötley Crüe.
Prior to forming
Mötley Crüe,
Sixx was a member of
Sister
before going on to form
London
with his Sister
bandmate
Lizzie Grey.
In 2000,
he formed side project
group 58
with
Dave Darling,
Steve Gibb
and
Bucket Baker,
issuing one album,
Diet for a New America.
Also in 2002,
he formed the hard rock
supergroup
Brides of Destruction
with
L.A. Guns
guitarist
Tracii Guns.
Formed in 2006,
initially to record
an audio accompaniment
to Sixx's autobiography
The Heroin Diaries:
A Year in the Life of a
Shattered Rock Star,
his side band
Sixx:A.M.
featured songwriter,
producer,
and vocalist
James Michael
and guitarist
DJ Ashba.
