is a multimedia memoir published in 2011. It serves as a follow-up to Nikki Sixx's bestselling book The Heroin Diaries , transitioning from his descent into addiction to his rebirth and life in sobriety. Core Themes and Content
The book is described as part journal, part photography collection, and part "rock tell-all". This Is Gonna Hurt: Music, Photography and Life...
: Sixx includes personal musings, his "Eight Basic Rules to Survive By," and discussions on the importance of Transcendental Meditation. Visual and Musical Integration is a multimedia memoir published in 2011
Unlike a standard biography, this work relies heavily on visual storytelling: part photography collection