MÖTLEY CRÜE / SIXX: A.M. bassist NIKKI SIXX recently spoke with Loudwire.com about his plans to bring The Heroin Diaries to Broadway and new music from Sixx: A.M. An excerpt is available below:

Photo by Mary Ouellette at SheWillShootYou.com

Q: You’re taking ‘The Heroin Diaries’ to Broadway. Can you tell us how the idea came about and what all it entails?

Sixx: "The book inspired me, (and Sixx: A.M. bandmates) James Michael and DJ Ashba to write a soundtrack to that book. It was always in my head, (either) a movie or a play. And when we met the right partners to start that process happening, it was interesting how we’re referencing the book and referencing the music in the play as we’ll also be writing new music. We’ll also be writing new music and continuing to flush out the story. It’s a different environment like having the book and the music in a real 3D experience, and I think it’s the perfect next step."

Q: What’s the status on Sixx: A.M.’s album at the moment? How far are you along?

Sixx: "We’ve got six songs done, so we’ll probably knock another 10 around and then we’ll figure out which 10 we put on a record and then we’ll figure out when we’re gonna release it. The biggest problem for Sixx: A.M. is that I’m in Mötley Crüe. It’s a great thing because people know of Sixx: A.M. because if they like me in Mötley Crüe then they’re willing to give it a listen. But, Mötley Crüe is a big machine and it’s busy and it takes up a lot of time. So there’s very little amount of time for me to take Sixx: A.M. out and tour. I think I would like to go out in 2013 and do some shows, maybe a month’s worth of shows, just to kind of feel what it feels like. I think at some point I would like for Sixx: A.M. to be a bigger priority as far as a live act than it is now."

Go to this location for the complete interview.

At this year's NAMM convention, Sixx unveiled a new signature bass line through Schecter Guitar Research. The bass is appropriately called the "SIXX" bass guitar.

In support of this new bass, Nikki made an appearance at NAMM, meeting his fans and signing autographs at the Schecter booth. After meeting his fans, Nikki sat down with BackstageAxxess and other outlets to talk about the new bass and how it came to fruition.

Says BackstageAxxess: "In addition to this question, BackstageAxxess asked Nikki about the switch from his longtime company, Gibson, to Schecter. We also talked about his best selling book Heroin Diaries becoming a Broadway play and the future of both Mötley Crüe and Sixx: A.M. Plus, we dove into his success with his current radio show Sixx Sense which will be celebrating its third anniversary soon. Lastly we asked how he balances out his current daily schedule. There were additional questions being asked by other outlets but as you will see, BackstageAxxess covered all the bases within the limited time we had. However, we thought our readers would like the full, unedited version of the conversation with Nikki so we decided to include the entire audio excerpt with all 4 outlets."

Listen below:

Sixx released his second book, This Is Gonna Hurt: Music, Photography And Life Through The Distorted Lens Of Nikki Sixx in April 2011. The book will be available in paperback on February 12th. An Amazon pre-order is available below.

This Is Gonna Hurt: Music, Photography And Life Through The Distorted Lens Of Nikki Sixx is part photo and part journal but all Nikki Sixx. It is a collection of compelling photography and stories that capture the rage, love, optimism, darkness, and determination that shapes his work. Combining the raw authenticity that defined his New York Times Bestseller The Heroin Diaries with a photographic journey, This Is Gonna Hurt chronicles Sixx's experiences... from his early years filled with toxic waste, to his success with Motley Crue, to his death from an OD and his eventual rebirth through music, photography, and love.