Nikki Sixx is celebrating the 19th anniversary of his getting sober.
The 61-year-old Motley Crue bassist credited the 12-Step program with helping him live his life without drugs or alcohol.
He wrote:
“19 years of gratitude one day at a time…It is the road worth traveling if you are struggling. Old timers are here to guide us but new comers to sobriety are the greatest gift to this simple program.Of course it’s not always easy. First thing I did and continue to do is cut toxic people outta my life,then comes the first step and then freedom ( If you work it).Even non addicts could use the 12 step program to better their lives.To me it’s a life program. I am a better man, father, husband, friend, band mate and creative spirit because of this program.#SoberBirthday I LOOK UP EVERYDAY AND SAY THANK YOU”
“By letting go of self and ego, working a program that connects you to a higher power and giving back to those still struggling are just some of the important things you learn through sobriety,” Sixx wrote when he celebrated nine years of sobriety in July 2013.
“You get to repair the damage done from drink, drugs and horrific behaviors (that broke people’s hearts who loved you.”