'Browse Inside' NIKKI SIXX's New Book 'This Is Gonna Hurt'

MÖTLEY CRÜE/SIXX: A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx will release his new book, "This Is Gonna Hurt: Music, Photography And Life Through The Distorted Lens Of Nikki Sixx", on April 12 via the HarperCollins imprint William Morrow.

You can now "browse inside" the book at HarperCollins.com.

Sixx has confirmed a number of signing engagements for "This Is Gonna Hurt":

Tuesday, April 12
7 p.m.
Barnes & Noble The Grove
189 The Grove Drive
Los Angeles, CA

Wednesday, April 13
7 p.m.
University Book Store
4326 University Way NE
Seattle, WA

Thursday, April 14
6 p.m.
Book Passage
One Ferry Building
San Francisco, CA

Friday, April 15
7 p.m.
Barnes and Noble
21001 N. Tatum Blvd.
Phoenix, AZ

Saturday, April 16
3 p.m.
Barnes & Noble - Lincoln Park Shopping Center
7700 West Northwest Highway
Dallas, TX

Monday, May 2
7 p.m.
Bookends
211 E. Ridgewood Ave
Ridgewood, NJ

Tuesday, May 3
7 p.m.
Borders
10 Columbus Circle
New York, NY

Wednesday, May 4
6 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
555 12th Street NW
Washington, DC

Thursday, May 5
6 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
1805 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA

Friday, May 6
7 p.m.
Boston University Bookstore
660 Beacon Street
Boston, MA

Nikki Sixx is the creative force behind a multitude of projects. As the founder, bass player and songwriter for the genre-defining rock band MÖTLEY CRÜE, he led the band through an unbridled career of rock 'n' roll, addictions, recovery, exploits, breakups, and girls, sending their first five albums to platinum status in the process. From their debut album in 1981 ("Too Fast For Love") through to 2008's "Saints of Los Angeles", MÖTLEY CRÜE have sold more than 80 million albums worldwide, emerging as one of the most influential and enduring rock acts of their era. Their '89 release "Dr. Feelgood", topped The Billboard 200 chart, marking the band's most successful and best-selling album to date. The new millennium saw the band issue a best-selling, tell-all biography entitled "The Dirt" — and the launch of Crüe Fest, the highest-grossing summer rock tour package in 2008.

In 2007, Sixx published "The Heroin Diaries". This haunting chronicle of addiction stayed atop the New York Times Best Seller list for more than six months and went on to sell over 350,000 copies in the U.S. alone. In a fitting crescendo, the accompanying soundtrack by SIXX: A.M. — featuring Sixx, James Michael and D.J. Ashba — sold over 300,000 copies in the U.S. and solidified the group with "Life Is Beautiful", the most played rock track of 2008. Sixx's most recent venture is the syndicated radio show "Sixx Sense" and its companion weekend show "The Side Show Countdown With Nikki Sixx", carried nightly and on the weekends, respectively, on 60 rock/alternative music stations in the U.S. and Canada. Hosted by Sixx himself and co-host Kerri Kasem, the shows feature straight, honest talk from special celebrity guests, bands and friends and the hottest and newest music in rock.

The "This Is Gonna Hurt" book explores a new, more introspective side, the first-ever public showing of his photography and insights on his life yesterday, today and tomorrow. "This Is Gonna Hurt" takes Sixx to a whole new level as an artist, musician and photographer. Accompanying the book, and slated for a May 3 release, will be a new CD by SIXX: A.M. complementing the book's themes and showcasing the incredible songwriting and musicianship of Sixx and SIXX: A.M. bandmates James Michael and D.J. Ashba.