For me, I never knew what addiction was. I just knew my heroes, like [New York Dolls guitarist] Johnny Thunders, did heroin.… — Nikki Sixx Copy Share Image
I never did heroin, because I thought that meant I was doing heavy drugs, which shows you the insanity of doing drugs.… — Tommy Shaw Copy Share Image
![“For me, I never knew what addiction was. I just knew my heroes, like [New York Dolls guitarist] Johnny Thunders, did heroin. I didn't have a father, it looked good to me. If I had read Johnny Thunders' book The Heroin Diaries, I don't think I would have done heroin.” quote by Nikki Sixx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1cf/nikki-sixx-1436_addiction_for-me-i-never-knew-what-addiction-was-i_460231.jpg)
![“I did [heroin] maybe when I was 18 but I got over that pretty quickly.” quote by Nan Goldin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a13/nan-goldin-6289_heroin_i-did-heroin-maybe-when-i-was-18-but-i-g_3106412.jpg)