SaviousOfRock.com recently caught up with MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist/founder Nikki Sixx to discuss his autobiography, The Heroin Diaries. The following is an excerpt from the interview:

Q: What do you hope the fans will learn about (drug) addiction from reading your book?

Sixx: "My hope is it both paints a picture of not just the addiction, but how we can get there and the recovery part too. The whole picture is important. If someone is struggling, or has someone in their life that is."

Q: Do you feel that music saved your life?

Sixx: "For me Yes, 100 %. I have a hard time imagining how life would of been without it. Today, it's not just music, but when I was in those years between 13-26, it was the only thing I had that gave me hope."

Q: How important is it to have music programs in schools today? Tell us about the proceeds from the book that will go to Covenant House and help establish a fund for the children to have music in their lives.

Sixx: "Music, arts, and all creative programs are very important in my opinion. Not only in life, but also in our school systems. Covenant House is not so much a school, but an outreach program for at risk youth. When they bring these kids off the street and start getting to the core issues dealing with it all. They have had to endure, then the recovery part starts and a creative outlet for them to plug into is what we're creating.

My goal is to bring awareness and income to Covenant House. So these programs being set up will be in place for years and years to come and maybe, just maybe one (hopefully more) kids will stick out the Covenant House program and get back on their feet and have an opportunity to do something positive with their life... Maybe changing someone else's life in return and so on and so on."

Go to this location for the complete interview.