I've got five kids and I'm married, Tommy's got two kids and he's been married, Vince just got married again, Mick's out of a relationship, Tommy's single as well. We've done a lot in our life, we've covered a lot of miles.

The funny thing is that when you have any form of presentation to your band, meaning you have the foresight to see outside of your creativity, you have a bigger vision.

I can't stand people who try too hard.

I'm not bothered by my appearance.

I know when I wear a Led Zeppelin shirt, I am happy to put that Led Zeppelin shirt on. It's not, 'Well, they kind of suck.'

You can get through anything if you want it bad enough.

I do believe that I'm an addict on one level or another at all times.

I have a wonderful assistant. I tell her I need four amputees and a midget, and she finds them.

There's a sound with Motley Crue, and it comes with Vince's voice, which is such an important part of the show, and Mick's guitar. And the way Tommy and me play together is an important part of it.

I just love doing radio. I've learned to be more vulnerable through radio than even I've been through books and writing lyrics. It's a different type of experience where, if I'm writing a lyric, I can sort of hide behind it a little bit.

Each guy has his own space. We all end up in one of the other guy's rooms all the time. We always end up together, as far as people getting along.

When the addict gets recovery, his family gets recovery, right?

We have a growing new fan base, and we wanted to get out now, and play now, and the timing was right.

Some cats, Iggy Pop, they're going to always have that hunger.

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.

I just think if I can go from being a homeless kid with a dream of being in the biggest band in the world and making that happen, I can do a lot of other cool stuff, too.

I'm very interested in architecture.

I'm always willing to talk to somebody if they have something to say that is interesting.

The music industry is saying, This is the format, and if you'll fit into this format, you can be on radio, and if radio will play you, MTV will expose you, and MTV will expose you, we'll sell records.

When it comes to putting together a new show, we always push the envelope, and that's part of Motley Crue's legacy.

If you were on the phone with me and Tommy right now, we would probably forget you were there, we'd just be cracking jokes. It's like Beavis and Butthead.

The thing is that I've known the guys from Motley Crue longer than just about everybody.

Rock n' roll is dirty, and it's bad, and it's either clever or it's not clever.

I know I'd feel emotional if one of my favorite bands was going out.

I think anything that's creative really takes my mind off whatever it is that I'm going through in my life. If you're going through heartbreak, and you can write a song, it's a wonderful win-win, because it takes your mind off the heartbreak, and you get to vent.

I sport a cave-man mentality.

I don't want to jump through hoops for people.

Like all artists, I go through creative spurts.

I do believe that when I'm writing music, I get addicted to the music of the concept of what the outcome of the song is, or the passion behind the lyrics.

Some kid gets his first iPhone, signs up to Twitter, and then tweets, 'Nikki Sixx sucks.' And I'm supposed to take that personally.

Growing up in the '70s, it was only a few years before that when men started to grow their hair long. And in the '70s, people were pushing the envelope a little farther, with men having even more style and piercing both their ears and wearing makeup.

In '85, I went through rehab and I wasn't ready. If you're not ready, you're not ready. You don't want to hear the truth, and you're gonna keep doing what you keep doing.

You can't lie to your audience. You can't lie to your fans.

My studio, nicknamed 'Funny Farm,' is in a hidden location. It's very private. Not only do I create my photography there, but it is also where I write my books and create music.

Politicians really worry about being politically correct.

Radio stations play what they believe is in, and they all talk to each other.

The industry needs to be run by artists, because we are the only people that care about art.

How lucky can one guy get? I was a runaway, and then I was in one of the biggest bands in the world. I've sold out every arena. I've sold millions and millions of records.

I think - I honestly think that my story is not 100 percent that unique. I think that I'm - just the whole rock star part kind of throws an interesting twist on it.

As a lyricist, I'm really trying to raise my level of quality.

If you actually dissect the lyrics in 'Motley Crue', you'll notice that there's a lot going on beneath the surface.

If you leave me in a room long enough, I'll redecorate the room.

I love those Keith Richards solo records, but it's not the Rolling Stones.

I remember Iggy and the Stooges' song 'Search and Destroy' reaching out from my speakers to me like my own personal anthem.

If I'm watching my favorite boxer, and he's just won the heavyweight championship of the world, and he retires, it kind of makes the guy a legend.

Do I think anything I ever do will be as big as Motley Crue? It's impossible.

Ego is the great enemy. Ego will hold you back every single time.

It's just kind of known in the music industry that a farewell tour means 'for now.'

Let's just say I have expensive taste.

We each have our own tour bus. We've never done that before.