Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx will release a new memoir titled The First 21: How I Became Nikki Sixx, chronicling his early years before life with the band.  The memoir will be released on October 19th.

Said Sixx in a press release: “You’ve heard the tales of excess and debauchery. All the peaks and the valleys that came with rock and roll stardom and my life in one of the world’s biggest bands. This is the story that you haven’t heard. The one that led up to those stories. It’s the intimate, personal story of how an innocent Idaho farm boy with a burning dream and desire — for music, for love, and for fame — became the notorious Nikki Sixx. I believe our first 21 years have a lot to do with shaping who we become. These are my first 21, and it’s my hope that they thrill and inspire you to invest in your own, biggest dreams.”

Nikki Sixx previously documented his battle with drug addiction in his book The Heroin Diaries, and Mötley Crüe’s life of debauchery was chronicled the book The Dirt, which was turned into a Netflix movie in 2019. The First 21: How I Became Nikki Sixx will be available in hardcover, eBook, and audio editions, and can be pre-ordered on Amazon.