Fans may prefer that Nikki Sixx work with Motley Crue rather than any other musical outfit, but they certainly took a shine to Sixx:A.M., his band with James Michael and DJ Ashba.

The trio’s companion album to Sixx’s 2007 memoir, “The Heroin Diaries,” sold more than 300,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and the song “Life Is Beautiful” was a rock radio hit.

And Sixx promises there’s more where that came from.

“We’ve got a lot of songs,” the bassist says, “and we’re in the final home stretch of buttoning all those songs up. It’s definitely going to be this year — or in a perfect world, it will be this year. I don’t want to jinx it.”

The new album will be another concept piece, but Sixx isn’t revealing the storyline yet. “As a lyricist, I’m really trying to raise my level of quality,” Sixx says. “Being able to say something lyrically, to say something that will do more than just be words, is really hard. It’s easy to do when you’re writing a chapter of a book or writing poetry, but it’s really hard to do when you’re confined to a melody line.”

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AN EDUCATION IN REBELLION: The Biography of Nikki Sixx
by Jake Brown
(Rock ‘N’ Roll Books; October 2009)

Rock ‘N’ Roll Books/SCB Distribution will reissue “An Education in Rebellion: The Biography of Nikki Sixx” with a brand new cover.

Packed with star-studded exclusive interview material with MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee, SIXX: A.M. frontman/songwriting partner James Michael, legendary producer Bob Rock, female rock icon Lita Ford, late QUIET RIOT frontman Kevin DuBrow , ‘80s CRÜE producer Tom Werman, ’90s producer Scott Humphrey, former MÖTLEY CRÜE/BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION guitarist/vocalist John Corabi, side-project 58 co-producer Dave Darling, former LONDON bandmate Lizzy Grey, legendary rock photographer Neil Zlozower, former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick, recovery counselor Bob Timmons, and a host of others contributing commentary on the life and times of MÖTLEY CRÜE founder/lead songwriter/bassist Nikki Sixx.

Originally released in 2002, the 320-plus-page book has been entirely re-edited, updated through 2009, and features a two-disc bonus sampler featuring original bands influenced by the music of Sixx/MÖTLEY CRÜE.

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