L.A. gallery showcases photos of rocker Nikki Sixx
(Reuters)
<p>LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) ? In March of 2009, when the Annenberg Space for Photography opened in Century City in Los Angeles, the most remarked-upon guest at the gala was David LaChapelle’s date, Courtney Love.</p> <p> I thought of Love during an unveiling of images late last week at the Annenberg — all taken over the last two decades by Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx — when he put up a photo of a homeless woman holding a sign reading, “I’m Not A Bad Girl, I Just Made Bad Decisions.”</p> <p> Anyone wondering about the wisdom of the Annenberg’s decision to feature the art of Sixx was happily surprised. Not only was his camera work fascinating and its variety a bit dazzling, but the rocker’s world view as he answered questions from moderator Kristine McKenna and the audience was quite compelling.</p> <p> Sixx, 51, said he’d been fascinated by the medium since the late ’80s, but his interest didn’t truly flower until around the time he got sober in 2001, after a long series of addictio
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