Episode #241 | 7.15.25
Motley Crue Pt. 2: The Ballad of Nikki Sixx – Dead, Doped Up, and Running Naked with a Loaded .357
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In this episode
He was broke, strung out, and cleaning up other people's puke. Then he got stiffed by a gangster with ties to the infamous Wonderland Murders. A few years later, he was dead on the floor – for the second time. This is the high speed tale of Nikki Sixx, a rock 'n roll original who came back to life more than once to take his place as the poster boy for hair metal's wildest and wettest dreams. This isn't a comeback story – It's a resurrection.
Sources
The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star, by Nikki Sixx with Ian Gittins
The First 21: How I Became Nikki Sixx, by Nikki Sixx
Slash, by Slash with Anthony Bozza
When Nikki Sixx Refused to Write a Letter to Get Out of Japanese Jail (Ultimate Classic Rock)
Remembering the Glam Rock Bars of the Sunset Strip in the 1980s (Inside Hook)
Decade of Decadence: A Timeline of the Eighties Sunset Strip (Rolling Stone)
Steven Adler on Motley Crue's 'Kickstart My Heart' Actual Origins (Loudwire)
Credits
Hosted by Jake Brennan.
Written by Zeth Lundy.
Mixed by Matt Beaudoin.
Additional music and score elements by Ryan Spraker.
DISGRACELAND theme song, “Crenshaw Space Boogie,” written and produced by Jake Brennan. Performed by Jake Brennan, Bryce Kanzer, Jay Cannava, and Evan Kenney. Mixed and engineered by Adam Taylor.
*illustrations by Avi Spivak @avispivak