Nikki Sixx
Bassist, co-founder and primary songwriter of Mötley Crüe
- Entries
- 7
- On the record
- 0
- Stories
- 1
- Latest entry
- Apr 6, 2023
The record
Nikki Sixx was born Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna on December 11, 1958, in San Jose, California, according to AllMusic. In 1981 he put together Mötley Crüe with guitarist Mick Mars, drummer Tommy Lee and singer Vince Neil, and he is credited as the band's primary songwriter. Outside the band he led the side project 58, formed Sixx:A.M. with vocalist James Michael as a companion to his book The Heroin Diaries, and hosted the radio show Sixx Sense.
The band's own paperwork shapes much of his record. Mötley Crüe received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in January 2006. In January 2014 the four members signed a contract barring the band from touring after The Final Tour, breakable only if all four chose to reunite, and in November 2019 the band announced it had destroyed that agreement. The later dispute with Mars over his place in the band is told in the story on this file.
Roles and honours on the record
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Sixx wrote on Twitter that the Mars suit was a "sad day for us," per Variety. Mötley Crüe song rights: from Elektra to BMG's reported $150M
Stories in this file
The record, entry by entry
- 1981 Reported Sixx assembled guitarist Mick Mars, drummer Tommy Lee and singer Vince Neil to form Mötley Crüe on the Sunset Strip, AllMusic's biography says. AllMusic artist biography
- 2000 Reported His side project 58 issued its debut album, per AllMusic, one of several outside projects alongside his songwriting for other artists. AllMusic artist biography
- 2006-01-25 Official Mötley Crüe received the 2,301st star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, outside the Musicians Institute on Hollywood Boulevard. Sixx joked about the star's location across from the Erotica Museum. TMZ report, quoting the Associated Press
- 2014-01 Reported Sixx and his bandmates signed a contract barring Mötley Crüe from touring once The Final Tour ended; it could be broken only if all four members chose to reunite, Loudwire reported. Loudwire report
- 2017-10-12 Reported Sixx announced he was ending Sixx Sense and its spinoffs with a final broadcast on December 31, and said he planned to adapt The Heroin Diaries for Broadway with producer Michael Cohl. Loudwire report
- 2019-11-18 Official Mötley Crüe announced it was reuniting and had destroyed its cessation of touring agreement, signed almost six years earlier, saying the four members had come back together in 2018 to make The Dirt. Mötley Crüe, official band statement