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Nikki Sixx Jordan Dale

About Nikki Sixx • Nikki Sixx is an American musician, a songwriter, radio host, and a photographer, he is best known as the co-founder, the bassist, and the primary songwriter of the band Mötley Crüe. • Nikki Sixx was born under the name Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna, on December 11, 1958 in San Jose, California. • Growing up he had a tough life from the start; his father left the family when he was young, so he mostly grew up with his single mother until he had to move in with his grandparents when his mother abandoned him.

About Nikki Sixx Cont. • While living with his grandparents in Jerome, Idaho, he became a troublesome and vandal teenager, by breaking into his neighbors houses, getting kicked out of school for selling drugs, and shoplifting. Leading his grandparents to kick him out of the house to go live with his mother who was living in Seattle, Washington • When Sixx moved to Seattle, he decided to buy a bass guitar, it was the first instrument he bought, and he got the money to pay for the bass guitar by selling a guitar he had stolen from his grandparent’s neighborhood.

About Nikki Sixx Cont. • When Nikki Sixx turned seventeen he decided to move out and live in Los Angeles. • When he moved to Los Angeles he changed his name from Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna, Jr, to his now known name, Nikki Sixx. After changing his name to Nikki Sixx, he started to work for several employers as a liquor sales man, a vacuum sales man. While working he also started to try out for various bands, where he eventually joined the band sister, led by blackie lawless.

About Nikki Sixx Cont • “In 1978, after being fired from Sister, Sixx and bandmate Lizzie Grey formed the band London. ”(biography. com). Sixx and grey would record a few demos, but Sixx would eventually leave the band to for his own and most successful band, Motley Crue. • In 1981, Sixx founded Mötley Crüe with drummer Tommy Lee, guitarist Mick Mars and singer Vince Neil. In November 1981, Mötley Crüe recorded and released their debut album, Too Fast for Love, on their own record label. After signing with Elektra Records, the band re-released the album.

About Nikki Sixx Cont • Motley Crue would continue to tour and make music, their top five most famous songs were; Home Sweet Home, Kickstart my heart, Girls, Dr. Feelgood, and Wild Side. • During Crue’s success, Sixx formed an addiction to Heroin, which would eventually make him pronounced dead at the scene for two minutes until a paramedic revived him and took him to the hospital • Dr. Feelgood, Motley Crue’s best album, contained one of their best songs of all time called, Kickstart by heart. Kickstart my heart was a song written about sixx’s near death experience.

About Nikki Sixx Cont • In 2007, Sixx wrote a book called; The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star. In this book he writes about his experiences with heron, and how it ruined his life. Because of his addiction to heroin it nearly killed and should’ve killed him and he lost one of his wife’s because of it.

About Nikki Sixx Cont • Sixx has had a number of marriages and kids in each marriage. According to biography. com, “Sixx married Playboy Playmate Brandi Brandt in 1989, and they had three children: Gunner Nicholas (1991), Storm Brieann (1994) and Decker Nilsson (1995). Sixx and Brandt divorced in 1996, and one month later Sixx married actress Donna D'Errico. They have one daughter, Frankie-Jean Mary (2001). The couple went through a period of separations and reconciliations before finally divorcing in 2007. ”

About Nikki Sixx Cont • Today Sixx is currently married to model Courtney Bingham, and on his final tour with Motley Crues last tour will end this year on December 31 st. • Once he finishes touring with Motley Crue he will focus mostly on his side band; SIXX A. M. , which he started in 2007. Sixx A. M. now has four albums.

Sixxs Most Famous Music • With Motley Crue, his most popular music is; Home Sweet Home, Kickstart my heart, Girls, Dr. Feelgood, and Wild Side. • With Sixx A. M. , his most popular music is; Lies of the beautiful People, This is Gonna Hurt, Deadlihood, and Life is Beautiful

History of Kick Start My Heart • Kickstart my Heart was released in 1989 with the album Dr. Feelgood. Kickstart my heart was also made because, “On December 23, paramedics were called to an apparent overdose and arrived on the scene to find Nikki Sixx unconscious. One of the paramedics was apparently a Mötley Crüe fan and said, “No one is going to die in my ambulance!” But Sixx was pronounced dead and remained dead for two minutes until the paramedic hit him with two adrenaline shots to the heart, at which point he came back to life immediately. ”

History of Kick Start My Heart • Acordding to Nikki Sixx’s biography. Kickstart my heart was debated to be one of the best songs ever made in the 80’s aside from Metallica’s Enter Sandman.

History of Home Sweet Home • Home Sweet Home was “was originally released in 1985 on the album Theatre of Pain, and again in 1991 for the Decade of Decadence 81 -91 compilation album” (Wikipedia. com). • When Motley Crue wanted to realease Home Sweet Home and make it the next single with a music video the record company said no way! So they had to fund it themselves, they shot the video and put it on MTV.

History of Home Sweet Home • When Motley Crue tried to turn in their next record [1985's 'Theatre Of Pain'] got turned in, with 'Home Sweet Home' on it, the record company rejected that album. They said, 'This is horrible, and you have to take that song off the record. You guys aren't a ballad band. (According to Nikki sixxs radio show, and blabbermouth. net) • In their music video it shows each band member getting a phone call and replying to the call by saying, “im on my way”

History of Home Sweet Home • Nikki Sixx said on his radio show, “But that song ['Home Sweet Home'] was never a hit single. They never worked it at radio, they never promoted the song, and if it wasn't for MTV back when they used to play videos, that song wouldn't be the song it is today. But that song's kind of like our 'Dream On' [AEROSMITH] or our 'Stairway To Heaven' [LED ZEPPELIN], right? ! … 'Dream On' was not a hit single [either]. ”( blabbermouth. net)

Home Sweet Home Listening Guide • 0. 00 -Piano starts main theme • 0. 11 - vocals join the piano • 0. 12 - Verse 1 Starts • 0. 50 - Verse 1 Ends • 0. 51 - Guitars start, vocals pause • 0. 53 - Chorus Starts • 1. 16 - Chorus Ends • 1. 17 - Vocals pause while drums and guitars play theme • 1. 18 - Verse 2 Starts

Home Sweet Home Listening Guide • 1. 25 - Vocals pause • 1. 27 - Vocals come back • 1. 51 - Vocals Pause • 1. 52 – Verse 2 ends • 1. 53 - Bridge • 1. 55 - Vocals Pause • 1. 57 - Chorus starts. • 2. 06 - Vocals Pause, Instruments play theme • 2. 10 - Vocals join instruments

Home Sweet Home Listening Guide • 2. 12 - Vocals pause • 2. 15 -Vocals join back • 2. 16 - Vocals Pause, instruments play theme • 2. 20 - Vocals sing Home Sweet Home • 2. 24 - Vocals Pause • 2. 24 -Instruments keep playing • 2. 30 - Instrument solo playing theme • 2. 51 - Vocals join in and chorus starts • 3. 00 - Vocals Pause

Home Sweet Home Listening Guide • 3. 02 - Vocals join in • 3. 06 - Vocals pause • 3. 08 - Vocals join • 3. 16 - Vocals End • 3. 16 - Final Chorus ends • 3. 18 - Piano plays main theme • 3. 30 - Vocals hum with piano • 3. 43 - Vocals stop

Home Sweet Home Listening Guide • 3. 44 - Piano plays main theme • 4. 00 - Song ends

Kick Start my Heart Listening Guide • 0. 00– intro, Guitar and bass guitar playing • 0. 11 - Main theme starts. • 0. 15 – Drums start • O. 26 - vocals Start. • 0. 38 - Verse 1 Starts • 0. 43 - Vocals pause. • 1. 03 - Verse 1 ends • 1. 04 - Chorus starts

Kick Start my Heart Listening Guide • 0. 00– intro, Guitar and bass guitar playing • 0. 11 - Main theme starts. • 0. 15 – Drums start • O. 26 - vocals Start. • 0. 38 - Verse 1 Starts • 0. 43 - Vocals pause. • 1. 03 - Verse 1 ends • 1. 04 - Chorus starts

Kick Start my Heart Listening Guide • 1. 27 - Vocals stop, just instruments playing • 1. 36 - Instrument solos • 1. 38 - Vocals come in and Verse 2 Starts. • 1. 45 - Vocals Pause • 1. 50 - Vocals join in again. • 1. 59 - Vocals end, while instruments play main theme • 2. 00 - Vocals join in with instruments • 2. 04 - Verse 2 Ends

Kick Start my Heart Listening Guide • 2. 05 - Chorus Starts. • 2. 29 - Chorus Ends • 2. 30 -Vocals pause. • 2. 34 - Vocals and instruments play a bridge. • 2. 42 - Just instruments • 2. 45 - Vocals and instruments. • 2. 42 - Verse 3 Starts. • 2. 48 - Vocals pause.

Kick Start my Heart Listening Guide • 2. 49 -Vocals start again • 2. 53 -Vocals pause, instruments keep playing theme. • 2. 54 - Vocals come back • 3. 01 - drums pause and play • 3. 04 - vocals pause, drums and guitars keep playing • 3. 14 - Verse 3 ends • 3. 16 - Chorus begins • 3. 24 - Chorus ends

Kick Start my Heart Listening Guide • 3. 25 Chorus restarts. • 3. 37 - Chorus ends again. • 3. 38 - Vocals end instruments play theme. • 3. 48 - outro starts • 4. 10 - vocals end, instruments continue • 4. 11 -Instrument solo playing • 4. 20 - Instruments play and vocals come back in • 4. 22 - vocals end

Kick Start my Heart Listening Guide • 4. 24 - Instruments play theme • 4. 41 song ends

Works Cited • http: //www. biography. com/people/nikki-sixx-20854163#personal -life • https: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Nikki_Sixx • The Heroin Diaries: A year in the life of a shattered rock star • Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. Web. 21 Nov. 2015. • COLDWELL BANKER Ad Featuring MÖTLEY CRÜE's 'Home Sweet Home'" Blabbermouthnet. 24 Jan. 2014. Web. 21 Nov. 2015. • Google Images