- Decker Nilsson Sixx is the son of a celebrity musician and an actress and model
- Though he leads a different life from his parents, shying away from the spotlight, it is known that he followed neither path to stardom
- He has a close relationship with his family and also seems to be enjoying a healthy romantic relationship.
American musician and bassist Nikki Sixx has 5 children and Decker Nilsson Sixx is one of them. Decker is the second oldest son of the Motley Crue band’s co-founder from his first marriage.
He has been dubbed the most ‘normal’ of the Nikki Sixx’s children as he doesn’t like the spotlight as much as the rest. Additionally, he deviated from his father’s footpath and is living his life on his chosen path. Nonetheless, they share a love for baseball and often find time to bond over a couple of games.
Decker was born on the 23rd of May 1995 in the United States of America. His birth was 20 years after his father became an active musician. He attended the University of Southern California and graduated belatedly in the year 2021.
Who is Decker Nilsson’s Mother?
Decker was conceived and born during the 7 years of marriage between his father and Brandi Brandt. Brandi was a former playmate with the Playboy mansion. She is an American model and actress and was featured as the playmate for October 1987.
Her marriage to Nikki Sixx lasted from 1989 to 1996 and after the divorce, she started dating someone identified as Rusty Sester. She however has a criminal record as she got involved in drug trafficking between July to December 2007. 6 years later in 2013, she was deported from Los Angeles back to Sydney, Australia.
In Sydney, Brandt was charged in court for conspiring to import drugs and she pleaded guilty to the charge. She was sentenced to up to 6 years in an Australian prison on the 29th of August 2014. Brandt however was paroled two years after and is said to be living in California at the moment.
How many Siblings does Nilsson Sixx have?
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Decker is said to have 4 other siblings and some are from his father’s other relationships. He has two biological siblings and two half-siblings. Before talking about his siblings, note that Nikki Sixx was once engaged to Denise ‘Vanity’ Matthews in 1987.
A month after divorcing Brandt in 1996, he married another Playmate known as Donna D’Errico but they separated in 2001 only to reconcile after some months. Donna and Nikki separated again a year before their divorce in 2007.
From 2008 to 2010, Sixx dated Kat Von D who was a tattoo artist. By November of 2010, he was with another woman known as Courtney Bingham. Two years later, he got engaged to Courtney and they have been together since then.
From these relationships, Nikki Sixx has his first son Gunner Nicholas Sixx born on the 25th of January 1991. Storm Brieann Sixx was born on the 14th of April 1994 and Decker was born a year after Brieann. All three children were with Brandi Brandt.
With Donna, Decker’s father welcomed another daughter named Frankie-Jean Mary Sixx. So far, Decker’s last sister is named Ruby Sixx and she was born on the 27th of July 2019. Ruby is the product of Sixx and Bingham’s marriage.
Decker’s elder brother followed in his dad’s footsteps and is a musician. He even has his own band named ‘Figs Vision’ and Nikki Sixx shows how proud he is of Gunner by watching and supporting his career.
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What does the name ‘Decker’ Mean?
The name ‘Decker’ is an old male-given English name that stands for ‘Ditch Digger’ or ‘Digger of Ditches’. As weird as it may sound, it actually connotes a good message. The name, back in the days, was synonymous with people who were trustworthy.
Decker has a Girlfriend
The 29 year-old has a girlfriend whom he proudly flaunts on his social media pages. He isn’t shy to flaunt his relationship nor love life. With his girlfriend, Decker enjoys fun times as well as vacations and shares important moments.
Nilsson and his girlfriend have been in a relationship since October 2014.
He Went missing after a Family argument
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Sometime in October 2011, Nilsson Sixx went missing after having a heated argument with his family. Though the cause of the argument wasn’t stated, TMZ reports that Nikki called the Malibu Sherriff’s department to report his son to be missing.
Decker’s father had a hunch about where his son was but needed the help of the police to get him back. Upon investigations and traces, Decker was found at the house of a friend. He was told that his family was in search of him and wanted him back home. Eventually, Nilsson returned home and back to his family.
