Interesting read about addiction
I didn't know I was going to enjoy reading about someone's drug addiction so much! I am not an addict and its not something I ever thought I would read about in this type of forum but I like Motley Crue and Nikki.

I think what makes this book so interesting is that it seems so honest. Nikki didn't hold back (or at least he didn't appear to) on some nasty details about what he was doing. I realize he wrote these journal entries while he was using but he didn't skimp on publishing some of those details.

The second thing that I enjoyed was the things people that were in Nikki's life at the time had to say about him NOW. And then he of course snaps back a few times as well. It's almost as if having people who were there comment on his journal entries provides more backing to the things Nikki had written, it not as if all this stuff was only in Nikki's mind, it really happened.

Anyway, this inspired me to seek other books about bands from the 80s that I like, such as Slash's autobiography (which I highly recommend as well). If reading The Heroin Dairies helps someone with their own addictions that's awesome, and that may have been Nikki's point of publishing his journal entries.

Great Read
Even if you aren't a big fan of Nikki Sixx, I think you will enjoy this book. It is very well put together. It is honest, it seems he didn't hold anything back. Between Nikki's diary entries there is recent written commentary looking back at the time period that the diary was written by Nikki, other members of Motley Crue, their managers and Nikki's friends. Even if you aren't a big reader, you won't want to put this book down. It is INTENSE!

VERY INTERESTING BOOK.........
VERY INTERESTING BOOK, AMAZING THAT NIKKI IS STILL ALIVE, LOVE THE BOOK & I FEEL IT WILL HELP MANY WHO HAVE AN ADDICTION.

Oh My God !
This book was amazing.
I have always been a big Motley Crue fan but after reading this,screw the Crue!
It's Nikki all the way.
He is fantastic.

Definately Worth Reading
When I picked up this book, it was mostly out of curiosity. I'd never heard of a book with a sountrack, and I loved the single "Life is Beautiful." Once I opened it, however, I just had to keep going, if only to find out how Nikki Sixx could possibly have made it out without kicking the bucket for good. Both the diary entries and the commentary from Sixx's friends and associates are very powerful. I have never read anything like it.

Alongside entries that focus on his addiction, the information the book contains about the Crue, the industry, the craziness comes through in a new way. Admittedly, other than the form of presentation, the whole "behind-the-scenes' look a the rock star lifestyle has been done. This aspect of the book is nothing particularly special, but I consider it a decent exaple of the genre.

Personally, I REALLY liked this book, and consider it worth buying.