Nikki Sixx
Nikki Sixx is the stage name of Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna Jr., bassist and principal songwriter for the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe.
Known for his dark, theatrical image and struggles with heroin addiction—which he chronicled in *The Heroin Diaries*—Sixx became an icon of 1980s glam metal excess.
He later fronted the band Sixx:A.M.
- glam metalFlashy hard rock subgenre
- Sunset StripFamous Los Angeles entertainment thoroughfare
- hair metalFlashy 1980s rock subgenre
- arena rockLarge-venue music genre
power ballads · makeup · spandex · excess
Performer's professional alias
- eyelinerCosmetic for lid rims
- leatherTanned animal skin
- tattoosPermanent skin markings
- spiky hairStiff upward-pointing strands
bad boy · Sunset Strip · excess · reinvention · sobriety · overdose · survivor · rock star
Written personal recollection
- autobiographySelf-penned life narrative
- bestsellerHigh-volume publication
- New York TimesMajor American broadsheet
- photographyCreating images from light
addiction · recovery · personal history · non-fiction · publishing · narrative · sobriety · inspiration
Low-register melodic patterns
- four-stringHaving four courses
- GibsonInstrument brand or cocktail
- rhythm sectionTimekeeping instrumentalists in ensemble
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
distortion · amplifier · pick · stage presence · headstock · bass tone · fretboard
Written words for music
- hitmakerCreator of popular songs
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- balladNarrative poem or song
- anthemOfficial song of praise
hook · chorus · verse · composition · arrangement · platinum · ASCAP · royalties
Tommy Lee
- glam metalFlashy hard rock subgenre
- Sunset StripFamous Los Angeles entertainment thoroughfare
- hair metalFlashy 1980s rock subgenre
arena rock · power ballads · makeup · spandex · excess
stage name
Performer's professional alias
spiky hair · bad boy · Sunset Strip · excess · reinvention · sobriety · overdose · survivor · rock star · showmanship
memoir
Written personal recollection
- autobiographySelf-penned life narrative
- bestsellerHigh-volume publication
- New York TimesMajor American broadsheet
photography · addiction · recovery · personal history · non-fiction · publishing · narrative · sobriety · inspiration · storytelling
basslines
Low-register melodic patterns
- four-stringHaving four courses
- GibsonInstrument brand or cocktail
- rhythm sectionTimekeeping instrumentalists in ensemble
groove · distortion · amplifier · pick · stage presence · headstock · bass tone · fretboard
lyrics
Written words for music
- hitmakerCreator of popular songs
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- balladNarrative poem or song
anthem · hook · chorus · verse · composition · arrangement · platinum · ASCAP · royalties · melody
Nikki SixxPat Boone
Donny Osmond · John Denver · Barry Manilow · Kenny G · Cliff Richard
Nikki, six, sixth, sixteen, sixteenth, sixty, sixtieth, sixer