I'm able to make decisions even in the face of adversity.

I sort of have a dark, twisted, offbeat way of writing, which I see coming up in my kids. It's funny, on Halloween, one of my daughters said, "Halloween isn't supposed to be happy, dad, it's supposed to be dark. " No smiling pumpkins at the Sixx household!

You might as well learn about sex from Motley Crue than your parents because it's a lot more interesting.

The more I go onstage, the more quiet I am before, because I intend to go onstage and slaughter.

I have a lot of friends who come from alcoholic families, and they aren't alcoholics, because someone explained it to them. When I was in Washington DC, they really talked about the difference statistically between families that talk about drug addiction and ones that don't. The kids that can say "I see where this is going" have a much better chance of not becoming addicts, because they have been educated.

Overconfidence comes from fear and doubt, and you boast an ego when you're feeling less than.

The industry is a menace to artists.