Sixx:A.M.
Jul 11, 2011
Sixx:A.M. is a hard rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 2007 by Nikki Sixx, DJ Ashba, and James Michael, and is the side project of Sixx, who is also the bass guitarist for Mötley Crüe. The name Sixx:A.M. is a combination of all of the member's last names (Sixx, Ashba, Michael).
The last time the super group aligned as Sixx:A.M., their first album, 2007's "The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack" gave birth to the single, "Life Is Beautiful," which became radio's most-played rock song of 2008. They joined the Crüe Fest tour and played for more than half a million rock fans with Michael at the mic, Dj on guitar and Sixx on bass. Recently, they rejoined to create "This Is Gonna Hurt," their second album and the second soundtrack to a New York Times best selling book by Nikki Sixx. The 11-track companion CD hits stores May 3rd.
The concept of This Is Gonna Hurt's lead single, "Lies of the Beautiful People" (co-written with Rob Zombie guitarist John 5), which is already a top 5 rock track, came together when looking at another medium that affects thousands upon thousands of people: People's Most Beautiful People list. Sixx had just left a photo session to get some gas when he walked into a convenience store and saw the issue. It hit him immediately.
"I was just ashamed that there's even such a list out there," he says. "And I thought to myself, the people I was shooting were so rich and so full of stories and life and it was so not superficial. Even though what I was photographing was their outsides, really what I was trying to capture was their insides. I remember sitting down with the guys, and I talked about that moment, and I said, 'It's like the lie of the beautiful people.' And a light went on for all of us."
And with that, their chart topping single, "Lies of the Beautiful People" was born.
"This Is Gonna Hurt" Track Listing:
- "This Is Gonna Hurt"
- "Lies of the Beautiful People"
- "Are You With Me"
- "Live Forever"
- "Sure Feels Right"
- "Deadlihood"
- "Smile"
- "Help Is on the Way"
- "Oh My God"
- "Goodbye My Friends"
- "Skin"
- "Codependence" (Japanese Bonus)
