Nikki Sixx has been described as one of the craziest musical artists of her generation due to her goth looks and hardcore sounds. Popularly, he is known as the main songwriter, bassist and co-founder of the band called Mötley Crüe, through which timeless albums such as Too Fast for Love in 1981, Cry Devil in 1983, among others were released. More so, he is a photographer and radio host on the side. In 2006, “Royal Underground,” her clothing line, was created in partnership with Kelly Gray, former model and co-president of St. John. Here are more compelling facts about the singer.
Nikki Sixx – Biography, Age
Nikki Sixx was born Frank Carlton SerafinoFeranna, Jr. in San Jose, California on December 11, 1958. On the paternal side, he has Italian lineage. He had a bittersweet childhood as he was raised by his mother, Deana Richards and partially by his grandparents. This was due to the fact that his father had left when he was still very young. Soon his mother also abandoned him, leaving him in the care of his grandparents full time. He had a sister called Lisa Feranna who had Down syndrome. Sadly, she passed away in 2000. Nikki also has two half-siblings, Ceci and Anthony Feranna.
Sixx fell in love with music at a very young age and some of his favorite musical artists at the time included The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Harry Nilsson and Queen. Later, he really adored Slade, T. Rex and David Bowie.
Career
By the time Nikki Sixx was 17, he left his mother’s home in Seattle to live in Los Angeles. While there, he went through various auditions while being given menial duties, such as selling vacuum cleaners through his phone and working at a liquor store. Fortunately, he was accepted to join the group ‘Sister’ led by Blackie Lawless. He was later fired after recording a demo with the band. In 1978, Nikki formed the group London, with the group Gray, former member of the group Sister. It was during this period that he changed his name from Frank Feranna to Nikki Sixx. Along with bandmate and vocalist Nigel Benjamin, London released a 16-track demo in Burbank.
In 1981 Nikki disbanded the band to form another band named Mötley Crüe , with the help of drummer, Tommy Lee. The band consisted of vocalist Vince Neil and guitarist Mick Mars. Together they have released 9 albums including; Too Fast for Love (1981), Cry Devil (1983), Theater of Pain (1985), Girls, Girls, Girls (1987), Dr. Feelgood (1989), Motley Crue (1994), Pig Generation ( 1997), New Tattoo (2000) and Los Angeles Saints (2008).
So far, Nikki Sixx’s band, Mötley Crüe, are noted among the best-selling bands of all time with over 100 million record sales worldwide. However, the band went on hiatus in 2017, which later led to band members such as James Michael and DJ Ashba forming a new band called Pyromantic.
Wife or spouse and children
Nikki Sixx has been involved with a number of women in her life. His first known relationship was in 1987 with a woman named Denise Matthews and “Vanity”. According to him, Denise was more of a drug and pleasure companion who taught him how to eat after he had been used to snorting or injecting.
After their brief stint, Nikki began dating Playboy playmate, Brandi Brandt. The two tied the knot in May 1989 and welcomed three children. Gunner Nicholas Sixx, born January 25, 1991, Storm Brieann Sixx, born April 14, 1994, and Decker Nilsson Sixx, born May 23, 1995. A year after the birth of their third child, in November 1996, Nikki and Brandi have divorced.
Interestingly, a month after his divorce from his first wife, Nikki, walked the aisles with Donna D’Errico, who also happened to be a Playboy playmate and actress. Prior to their meeting, Donna had also been in a relationship with whom she had a son, Rhyan Jacob, who was born in 1993.
On January 2, 2001, Nikki Sixx and Donna welcomed a baby girl named Frankie-Jean Mary. Shortly after Frankie’s birth, the couple separated only to reconcile after Nikki completed rehab. However, on April 27, they broke up again and this time it was for good. Their divorce was finalized in June 2007.
In 2008, he started dating a new lady called Kat Von D, a tattoo artist. They spent two years together before ending their relationship on August 25, 2010, after breaking up. He then started dating Courtney Bingham on November 4, 2010. Four years later, on March 15, they were married.
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Height and Other facts
1. Nikki Sixx was always a moderate guy in her youth. While going for a gothic look as a trademark for his career may have made him quite scary, he still managed to pull off a likable and charming look, usually standing 1.84m tall.
2. While living with his grandparents, he grew up a naughty youth who would break into neighbors’ homes, shoplift and vandalize properties. He even started selling drugs, which eventually got him kicked out of school. This behavior prompted his grandparents to send him back to his mother who resided in Seattle.
3. He learned to play bass guitar while staying with his mother. Strangely, the guitar he practiced with was bought with the money he made selling another guitar he stole.
4. In terms of net worth, he has $45 million which is a very impressive sum which is a testament to how hard he has worked in his career.