DEF LEPPARD vocalist Joe Elliott, SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor, GUNS N ROSES guitarist Slash en FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH singer Ivan Moody are among the musicians featured on the new version of the SIXX: AM liet “Maybe it’s time”. The track is the cornerstone of an industry-wide initiative to raise awareness of the opioid crisis and raise money to serve the recovery community and save lives. Time to launch September National Recovery Month, this campaign uses all means of entertainment to send a vital message of hope for recovery, starting on International Day of Awareness Day (August 31) and continuing through International Recovery Day (September 30) ).
The idea for the song, with a who’s lineup of rock, country and alternative stars, was conceived by Nikki Sixx, co-founder of MÖTLEY CRÜE en SIXX: AM, spokesman and advocate for recovery time, and one of the leading public figures fighting to destigmatize substance use and recovery disorders. All royalties from artists of the song are donated to the Global Recovery Initiatives foundation (GRI) to support those in early recovery, with a corresponding contribution of Better Noise Music.
Page Sixx: “I am proud to bring these artists together to raise funds for the Global Recovery Initiative foundation. The opioid epidemic did not go away when the pandemic entered. Just the opposite … those in early recovery were even more at risk than before, so it’s more important now than ever to raise awareness and support them. I truly believe that together we can make a difference and save lives. “
Great entertainment companies, incl Live Nation, Ticketmaster, iHeart, Pandora, SiriusXM, Entercom and many others, have come together on this project to raise awareness and save lives. Allen Kovac, CEO fan Better Noise Entertainment, explains: “Label and studio leaders know that there is nothing sadder than when an artist or actor you have worked with dies of substance abuse. This initiative is a wake-up call to the entertainment industry that we can no longer lose legends as well as Prince, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tom Petty en Michael Jackson. “
Elliott explained: “That, Nikki called me to see if I could borrow a focal point ‘Maybe it’s time’. After hearing the track for the first time in a while, I was told how good it is that I was sitting in it. It felt good, all around, gave back to the much needed Global Recovery Initiative. “
The song can also be seen on the soundtrack for the upcoming Better sound films released “Sno Babies”. The film, released on video on demand September 29, shows the grim realities of teenage addiction and its effects on a middle-class suburb. “Sno Babies” shows how easy it can be to miss the signs of addiction and hide behind the facade of “good” neighborhoods and busy communities. Better sound filmsis also donated to profit GRI.
The film aims to help start the difficult conversation within families about substance abuse disorders.
“Alcoholism and drug addiction are family diseases. They are the only diseases that everyone is crazy about and hurt when you have it,” he explained. Tommy Vext, singer of BAD WOLVES and sober coach. “People are not overwhelmed when you get cancer. It’s because with addiction it affects everyone whose life affects the leader.” BAD WOLVES‘hit fresh “Sober” can also be seen on the soundtrack of the film, which is available September 4th.
Taylor said of his participation in the project: “It’s a real issue … It’s getting young people more and more every year, so it’s very, very important for all of us to step in and do our part, especially some of us who have lived it … those of us who have survived … It’s the least I can do. “
The original version of “Maybe it’s time” appeared on SIXX: AMthe latest album, “Vol. 2, Prayers for the Blessed”, which was released in November 2016 via Eleven Seven Music. The disc was written and recorded at the same time “Vol. 1, Prayers for the Damned”, released earlier that year, and served as a cover for the first chapter.
The rise of COVID-19 has exacerbated the epidemic of substance abuse worldwide. Capturing in our homes has strengthened our need for community and resources to fight the fight against addiction. The Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Dr. Nora Volkow recently said: “For the past three or four months when COVID-19 hit, we do not have exact numbers of what the consequences of killing an overdose are, but from what we hear, it is rumored that at least 20% is increasing in the number of calls to the agencies that report spikes in case of overdoses. “She attributes this to the loss of support systems. As much as there has been awareness about the growing opioid crisis and addiction, few initiatives have been taken to address the problem head-on on a scale necessary to have the necessary impact.
At a recent Summit Of Recovery Investigators, Vice Admiral Jerome M. Adams, US Surgeon General, stresses: “We need local support services for people in early recovery, because the COVID-19 protocols require isolation and reduce access to support services, which is the opposite of what is needed for reuse. to reduce. “
De Global Recovery Initiatives Foundation is the first and only foundation for national communities dedicated to building a philanthropic source of funding for organizations to expand their capacity to provide people with substance use support systems and services (SUD) to support it. to combat growing problem. GRIThe goal is to use 1,000 Recovery Corps workers in communities to provide peer support and access services for those in early recovery. GRI supports organizations that use evidence-based programs that have proven successful in: involving philanthropy leaders to invest in recovery-focused non-profit initiatives, reducing the stigma surrounding substance use and recovery disorders, and public engagement. , private and pop cultural resources around the field of recovery.
Global Recovery Initiatives foundation board member Nikki Sixx is an international rock icon, founder of worldwide multi-platinum rock act MÖTLEY CRÜE en SIXX: AM, and three times New York Times best selling author with “The Heroin Diaries”, “This Is Gonna Hurt” en MÖTLEY CRÜE‘s “The Dirt”, which was recently adapted into a Netflix film. Under SixxThe many philanthropic endeavors are raising money to help homeless youth through Covenant House California. At the moment Sixx is one of the leading public figures fighting to destigmatize substance abuse disorders.
