I am an avid reader that lives for music, so this soundtrack...to a book...is simply genius, as is Nikki Sixx! The soundtrack gives you a musical journey that was (and at times is) his life. There is such pain and misery, recovery, and healing, as well as major deception, truth, and becoming truly humbled by all. The music on the soundtrack is this complex, intricate, and brutal, after all... it wouldn't rock if it wasn't! A true 1/2 of a magnum opus, by Nikki & those that lent a hand, (with both 1/2's), job well done!