“I remember opening up my first vinyl and seeing the incredible artwork it had. There's nothing like it. You also get that true gritty sound on vinyl that really makes a rock record sound great, which CDs can never achieve.”

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This reads as a tribute to the physical experience of music, the artwork, the texture, and the rough edge of the sound. It can be taken to mean that a record is more than audio alone, and it lands most clearly when someone is comparing formats and defending the pleasure of listening with all the senses engaged.

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About Nikki Sixx

American musician and songwriter

Nikki Sixx is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, author, photographer, and radio personality. He is best known as the co-founder, bassist, primary songwriter, and only constant member of the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. Before Mötley Crüe, he played in Sister and later formed London with his Sister bandmate Lizzie Grey. He also started the side projects 58, Brides of Destruction, and Sixx:A.M., the last of them created to accompany his autobiography The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star.

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