The Heroin Diaries is based on Nikki Sixx's autobiography 'The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star' released in 2007 which chronicled 1986 to 1987, the year in his life where he succumbed to heroin and cocaine and includes views from the people who witnessed more...
the plummet. Each chapter is linked to a month in the year of his life with an introduction and afterword. THE HEROIN DIARIES was accompanied by a soundtrack from "Sixx:AM," Sixx's other band, featuring 13 songs, each also based on a month in his personal journal. The book entered the New York Times Best Seller List at number seven.
Sixx is best known as the co-founder and bassist of the band Motley Crue. In 2000 he formed side project group 58 with Dave Darling, Steve Gibb and Bucket Baker issuing one album, titled Diet for a New America, the same year while in 2002 he formed the hard rock supergroup Brides of Destruction with L.A. Guns guitarist Tracii Guns.
