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Versatile American musician, fashion designer, radio host, writer and co-founder of Motley Crue, Nikki Sixx has an estimated net worth of $45 million.

Nikki Sixx started his career by joining the group called Sister, where he was a bass player. After getting ousted from the Sister group along with his mate Lizzie Grey, both formed London group. Sixx has worked along with numerous artists and groups and has written and produced various songs too.

Nikki Sixx

In 1981, Nikki Sixx and Tommy Lee co-founded Motley Crue where Sixx played bass and Lee played the drums. It was later joined by Mick Mars and Vince Neil who were the leading guitarist and vocalist, respectively. Their album Dr. Feel Good did well and stayed on the charts for more than 100 weeks. The material and tracks of Motley Crue are mostly written by Sixx. He became addicted to heroin and had to go into rehab along with his mates.

Nikki Sixx also presented radio show Sixx sense with Nikki Sixx along with Kerri Kasem where he discussed lifestyle topics along with musical topics.

Earnings & Financial Data

Date

Category

Description

Amount

2008

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the video album Crüe Fest with the American rock band Mötley Crüe

$7,000

2008

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the compilation album Greatest Hits with the American rock band Mötley Crüe (certified paltinum by RIAA and gold by Music Canada)

$1,050,000

2007

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Saints of Los Angeles with the American rock band Mötley Crüe (certified gold by Music Canada)

$500,000

2005

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the live album Carnival of Sins Live with the American rock band Mötley Crüe (certified 3x platinum by RIAA)

$300,000

2005

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the video album Carnival of Sins Live with the American rock band Mötley Crüe (certified 3x platinum by RIAA)

$300,000

2004

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the compilation album Red, White & Crüe with the American rock band Mötley Crüe (certified 2x platinum by Music Canada and platinum by RIAA)

$2,200,000

2002

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the video album Greatest Video Hits with the American rock band Mötley Crüe (certified platinum by RIAA)

$100,000

2000

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the video album Lewd, Crüed & Tattooed with the American rock band Mötley Crüe (certified platinum by ARIA and gold by RIAA)

$65,000

1999

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album New Tattoo with the American rock band Mötley Crüe

$203,000

1997

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the compilation album Greatest Hits with the American rock band Mötley Crüe (certified gold by RIAA)

$500,000

1996

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Generation Swine with the American rock band Mötley Crüe (certified gold by RIAA)

$500,000

1993

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the extended play Quaternary with the American rock band Mötley Crüe

$20,000

1993

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Mötley Crüe with the American rock band Mötley Crüe (certified gold by RIAA)

$500,000

1991

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the video album Decade of Decadence with the American rock band Mötley Crüe (certified gold by RIAA)

$50,000

1990

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the compilation album Decade of Decadence with the American rock band Mötley Crüe (certified 2x platinum by RIAA and platinum by Music Canada)

$2,100,000

1989

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the video album Dr. Feelgood The Videos with the American rock band Mötley Crüe (certified platinum by RIAA)

$100,000

1988

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Dr. Feelgood with the American rock band Mötley Crüe (certified 6x platinum by RIAA, 3x platinum by Music Canada, and gold by BPI and IFPI-SWI)

$6,425,000

1986

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Girls, Girls, Girls with the American rock band Mötley Crüe (certified 4x platinum by RIAA, 2x platinum by Music Canada, and silver by BPI)

$4,260,000

1985

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the video album Uncensored with the American rock band Mötley Crüe (certified 2x platinum by RIAA)

$200,000

1984

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Theatre of Pain with the American rock band Mötley Crüe (certified 4x platinum by RIAA and 3x platinum by Music Canada)

$4,300,000

1982

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Shout at the Devil with the American rock band Mötley Crüe (certified 4x platinum by RIAA, 3x platinum by Music Canada, and gold by ARIA)

$4,335,000

1980

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Too Fast for Love with the American rock band Mötley Crüe (certified platinum by RIAA)

$1,000,000