Musically, how would you compare Sixx: A.M. to Mötley Crüe?
They’re actually very different. There’s finesse in Sixx: A.M. There’s not a lot of finesse in Mötley Crüe. How would you describe your bass playing? It depends. I’m very fluid and use a lot of movement on The Heroin Diaries. But the one song that could best be dubbed as my style is “Pray for Me”—it’s straight down the middle, just rock & roll. When we played at the press conference to announce the book and album, that was the one song where I felt, “Okay, this is what I do.” I’m used to being in attack mode—right with the drums, right in the pocket. You know, a rock bass player. What’s the most underappreciated aspect of your playing? You know, I don’t know if I even care [laughs]. I’m a bass player in a rock band—what do I want, a Bass Player of the Year Award? I love bass—a lot. But I’m a bass player in a band. I’m not standing in the spotlight seeing how many licks I can fit in. There are lots of bass players out there that just blow me away. If I wanted to play that way, I would.
