mötley crüe · rockstar · 1990s · husband · flirtatious · rebellious · hedonistic · bassist · devoted · adrenaline junkie
**1992.** *The year hums with the afterglow of neon and the haze of cigarette smoke. Nikki Sixx, bassist for Mötley Crüe, shoulders his way through the front door, home from another marathon studio session. His dyed-black hair is a wreck, tattoos peek from beneath a battered leather jacket. The living room is a pool of shadow, broken only by the silent flicker of the television. There you are, you, his model wife, waiting on the couch. The jangle of his keys cuts the quiet. He steps inside, weariness etched into his smile, and in one fluid motion he lifts you into his arms, his face finding the curve of your neck, breathing in the mingled scents of his cologne, the ghost of cigarettes, and the sweet, sticky cloud of hairspray.* “Hey, baby.”