Musicians Warning Fans About Drugs

These artists used interviews to warn their fans about drugs and addiction.
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[@slickwillie214]

Every cigarette you smoke adds a year to Keith Richards' life.

[@austins.2495]

No it doesn't

[@joeydubois]

@@austins.2495 wow really?

[@brendenperry3770]

@@austins.2495 it most certainly does. Hint the sarcasm

[@AnnaLVajda]

You know it's not like smoking crack though or snorting coke though right? Kurt did not die of lung cancer he shot himself after years of heroin addiction.

[@Leatherface123.]

Cigarettes killed Eddie shut up

[@bkeith269]

Keith Richards looks pretty good for 132.

[@Domzdream]

nah man, he's 28 there....Wait til you seem him now!

[@gam6683]

@@Domzdream I thought he was closer to being 35 in that vid.

[@WrinkledPlatypus]

Ancient history has all sorts of myths about humans living hundreds of years, Keith found the secret.

[@j_freed]

He really doesn’t look a day over 118… Remarkable

[@Danjoker.]

Legend says he actually discovered America

[@matthewrichardson8464]

Layne Staley , being the most vocal about drug abuse should have been on this list. After all the drugs actually took him from us.

[@nitrojunkie9027]

Lots of artists spoke of drugs in their music. Hendrix, Joplin, Morrison, Garcia. But more recently the only one I can compare Layne to was Bradley Nowell. Both were so talented and unique in their music, and I miss both of them dearly.

[@ProMrLecoq01]

@@nitrojunkie9027 Jimi never really spoke about drug addiction though. More of letting loose psychedelic drug usage.

[@wornstrat5517]

I'm on an aic binge right now

[@nonexistenceisbliss9528]

"took him from us." How selfish of a comment. He wanted out of this hell.

[@TheDmanMA]

there are soooooo many...this list could /could be in the thousands

[@FenderBender5150]

LOL That is the cleanest cut Ozzy Osbourne I've ever seen.

[@nsrfreak]

I thought that was Kelly🤔

[@rncine]

Ozzy with a buzz cut 😂

[@campbellfiles9019]

That interview breaks my heart

[@nicolebertand8888]

Look up him bald. He shaved his hair off to convince Sharon to not make him perform one year. It didn't work

[@nicholasmontoto9346]

Unfortunately I still think he was loaded at that time lol good message but he may have not been practicing what he preached yet

[@elvenroze2552]

This. You should put out more of this. I think hearing it from their mouths is important.

[@rosiewhitfield123]

I so happen to agree with you. Awareness and education are stepping stones. It can destroy families and so does alcohol. James Herfield has his life in a much better way. Slash is literally the same. I like the guy 😎💖

[@guen4413]

Definitely. I feel like so many people wanna be like the rockstars and live that sex, drugs, and rock and rock life. You can have however many “normal” people telling you not to do drugs but it sadly falls on a lot of deaf ears. Hearing from the mouths of the musicians themselves adds a new perspective.

[@lordreyna6924]

Yes this is why Good interviews are important. Journalism needs to make a resurgence now that the pandemic is over.

[@zoltancsikos5604]

Certainly.

[@marietanner7538]

I agree! Drug use probably looks glamorous in the rock and roll setting but to hear these well loved musicians tell it like it is behind the scenes might help someone kick their habit or not start at all

[@theussrsatomicbomb]

Like, the entire Dirt album is a warning

[@Nictric1]

Dirt= heroine bad

[@diegolorenzen2003]

Godsmack, junkhead, angry chair, sick man, and thats just on that record. Even facelift had a warning on Real Thing

[@anapaulaheim7932]

@@diegolorenzen2003 what about Hate to feel?

[@localmusiclover605]

@@diegolorenzen2003 even more obviously on the self titled

[@bobinchainz]

I love layne and Alice In Chains and the album dirt but some songs just don’t seem to be against drug use if ya ask me lol

[@brandonriddett9783]

Hearing Kurt’s voice, re-assures me, on how gentle he truly was, i miss him badly

[@ethan42000]

Me too :(

[@joannehatzigeorgiou]

😥 truly an amazing soul

[@jasonabraham7673]

He was not gentle...he used to beat his wife....u dont know shit

[@ColeJohnstone]

@@jasonabraham7673 what 😂😂 how do you know that

[@bruce_sat4n66]

@@jasonabraham7673 Ha, no, stop making up things about Kurt.

[@dfailsthemost]

"Sentencing yourself to a life of misery" nailed it. But it's impossible to see from inside it. It's like telling a young person what it's like to get old. They can understand you intellectually, but until they experience it, it often doesn't sink in. It helps to hear ppl you respect talking about it is huge.

[@DiaryofaRecoveringAddict]

60 days clean from a 5 year long heroin addiction. This video is quite inspiring and I love Keith Richards. His autobiography Life is an excellent read as well.

[@danielcraig756]

Congratulations bro! Keep up the good work!

[@DiaryofaRecoveringAddict]

@@danielcraig756 thank you! This old gal is clean now since November 27th!

[@green8026]

@@DiaryofaRecoveringAddict keep going!!!! You can do it!! Never go back!!!

[@DiaryofaRecoveringAddict]

@@green8026 thank you. Still clean as of last November. :)

[@Livefreeordie-182]

Awesome...stay strong!

[@davidmatheny1993]

I'd say that most of Alice in Chains' Dirt was Layne's warning to others not to go down the path he went with drugs. Junkhead was about the cynical ability to defend the addiction you are caught up in, but then so much of the rest is Layne calling for help bc he knew he was in deep. Obvious exceptions to this would be a song like Rooster(probably my #1 or #2 AIC song)

[@rowanmelton7643]

Don't forget that Dirts crowning masterpiece "Iron gland" wasn't about drugs either

[@johnkrazzki6492]

Sure, but without drugs Dirt wouldn't have been written. That's the irony of it. AIC is a good example of a band that carries on sober, but lost the spark it had somehow. Doesn't justify drug abuse, though.

[@FedeMayhemile.]

@@johnkrazzki6492 Yes, but partially, the instrumental "would" have probably been almost the same, because Cantrell was a conscious creative guy as he still is, the only probable ones that could have been different or straight up not exist maybe are Angry Chair or Hate to Feel and obviously half the lyrics of the songs, meaning, all the things that Layne himself composed for that album that made for that doom dark strightforward themes that made their sound, always remember that objectively Cantrell is the main composer with Layne being the raw honest power that composed half the "lyrics", other thing is that Mad Season would have never existed or at least not with that name hahah, Facelift would have been practically the same, so they would have been successful one way or another because whatever the case they were always good artists before the drugs became part of composers.

[@joehobbs3277]

Valid points there man I speak from experience when I say this drugs can make you a huge hypocrite it’s like your telling others not ti do it yet your the one who’s smoking that Joint snorting that line or sticking that needle in your arm and your telling everyone else not to do it that it will mess up your life well take a good look at yourself before you preach to others. And you know Alice in chains dirt is I think the most honest grunge slash metal recurs to cone out it’s like layne knew he’d taken his drug addiction so far that he couldn’t escape from it and the album is his way of saying if I can’t help myself I might be able to help someone else.

[@Nahmanimkewl]

@@rowanmelton7643 cuz called iron gland the crowning achievement of dirt 😭

[@Caperhere]

Keith Richards mentions in his autobiography ( which is on KZbin as an audiobook), that he suspects the reason drugs didn’t kill him was because he was getting a medical grade supply. The UK had a program for addicts that supplied them the drug they were addicted to, as a harm reduction program. A lot of people would say they were addicted to two drugs. They’d use the one they were addicted to, then trade or sell the one they were fake addicted to. So he was scoring clean, highest quality stuff.

[@connordix1859]

This is actually really smart

[@sweetness34km]

It was a 25 year study

[@boneytony5041]

I also heard him comment he wasn’t going crazy. Just a couple of shots a day. Not that that’s great either.

[@newthrash1221]

@@connordix1859 Smart if you have as much money as keith richards does.

[@abick8725]

Yeah, but for a very large part of his career, he wasn’t getting his heroin from the UK government. He got his drugs on the street, he just sought out the higher quality dope. Plus he was Keith Richards and there were dealers lined up around the block in practically every city around the world that they visited. The Stones left a lot of rich dealers everywhere they went. Just remember, most heroin addicts don’t have near the kind of money and access that Keith Richards had.

[@brandonfreese3005]

Ozzy was hammered out of his mind while giving that speech. And it sort of makes the message that much stronger.

[@goldenhospitality8521]

When is ozzy not hammered or high

[@joefridaysucks]

He was sober during that period

[@goodmorningsundaymorning4533]

@@joefridaysucks Ozzy has admitted that there was never a time in his life where he was sober even if he told you he was.

[@joejones9520]

@@goodmorningsundaymorning4533 some say Johnny Cash was the same....Im all for it. Sobriety is for quitters!

[@apesonegotrips7]

@@goodmorningsundaymorning4533 I believe it. Back when I was a heavy drinker I could walk around hammered without anyone knowing. The only thing that really gave it away was whiskey smells.

[@viewmodeimages350]

My friend of 18 years deliberately drunk himself to death. He didn’t want to live anymore because he couldn’t shake his alcoholism. So he spent two months drinking multiple bottles of wine each day and refusing to eat food so his body would give up. God, I still miss him. If only he had loved himself the way we all loved him. He was greatly loved by friends and family ❤️ Alcohol and drugs, pointless and never is a happy story.

[@azariathenerd6408]

Man that must be difficult im sorry for your loss

[@_RobBanks]

Sorry for your loss

[@privateemail9755]

My mom's doing that right now. I called her the other day and she said she's been sober but the night before she was so faded. At least your friend was truthful about it.

[@Foxhound686]

Sorry for your loss brother. My prayers go out to you & your friend

[@Foxhound686]

@@privateemail9755 Sorry to hear about your mother struggling also. My parents have been through it as well but the best thing to do is keep loving her unconditionally. Drugs and alcohol change people but she will always be your mom. Much love bro

[@hevmolina]

"I appreciate you caring about me, but that's not going to happen to me, I am not like the others" - My brother 1 month before his first overdose

[@alv44]

damn. I really hope he gets better

[@hevmolina]

@@alv44 thanks! we are getting there 💪

[@moltenSky2d]

Sadly that’s what most people think before getting addicted. “I’m different, I can control myself and not get addicted”, “That’s not me” but they don’t realize that most of drug addicts had the same thoughts when they dived into them. I wish weed would be legal everywhere, I feel like that would save a lot of lives.

[@stiefjac5082]

@@moltenSky2d it ruins as many too i love weed but as someone who has spent way too much money on it over the 15+ years i've smoked it, i spent some time one day estimating based on 1- how much i paid for it before it was medically legal in my state vs how much and how often i remember smoking 2- how much i did the same of the above when it was medically legal and the black market prices still went down due to increased supply 3- how much i did when i got a medical card and was exempt from taxes but stil paid more than street prices i've probably blown at least 30-35k on weed my entire life some people are worse than me and make less than me, addiction to anything is just bad but the things that are less abhorrent to society at large hide the true cost beneath a veil of "at least i'm not a junky"

[@Sebastian-zc4qn]

It's escapism. At the end of the day, that's what it could really be summed up to. This month I will be 8 months sober from alcohol. I have said to people "I have drank more in 10 years than most men will drink in their entire lives." By the time I was 18, I was drinking nearly a case of beer a day. That means at most, I was consuming upwards of 400 beers a month, and at LEAST 315 beers a month in case I missed a few days. I was drinking hundreds of beers a month. I could drink 15 beers a day, every day, all month. And that's not counting all of the liquors and spirits I drank otherwise. Empty bottles of rum and whiskey filled my bedroom closet when I was 19. My family bought me alcohol until I was legally able to do it for myself, so I was already an experienced drinker years before I could actually buy it on my own. I'd say, without exaggeration, I've consumed somewhere in the ballpark of 30,000 beers since I was 15 years old. And that's on the lower end. And on top of it, hundreds of bottles of rum and whiskey and vodka. I turn 27 years old very soon, but have been drinking more than 10 years. This is the longest I've been sober in nearly a decade. When I was drinking, I would pretty often drink on an empty stomach. I had plenty of times when I would drink before I even ate breakfast. Some days I wouldn't eat AT ALL, I'd just drink and go to bed drunk with no food. I would be so buzzed I didn't even notice. It became a nightmare to maintain that kind of "lifestyle" (if you can call it that). I'd wake up at 9 am, but wouldn't roll out of bed until noon or 1 o'clock in the afternoon because my body felt so drained and tired. You've no idea just how exhausted you feel when you are doing that to yourself day in and day out. I say I "wouldn't get out of bed", but it felt more like I COULDN'T get out of bed. Even walking to the bathroom is taxing. You're sluggish all the time. You're constantly sore and feel awful. The only time you feel "normal" is when you're drinking. And that is probably because the alcohol has numbed you so that you don't feel the reality of your body being in bad shape. You can't remember anything, you have high blood pressure, you suffer CRIPPLING anxiety when you suffer withdrawals, and so much more. It is terrible. And it makes you an awful liar and can even make some of us thieves. I admit, I even stole when I was really struggling with alcohol. It's no way to live. Any of you struggling with it, I tell you to get out of that while you can. Put it down. And you don't need to tell me "But it's hard man...." I know. I just told you that I've been doing this for 10+ years. I'm well aware of probably EVERYTHING you've felt and experienced. The failing memory, the feeling ill and tired, the anxiety, the withdrawals, the broken trust and broken family, ALL OF IT. I get it. It's time to put it down. I also know that the withdrawals are often the real reason you keep going back. I've been there, and I know what you're dealing with. I've told people "You don't understand alcohol withdrawal anxiety... It's not your every day anxiety... It's MUCH worse. It's more like a sense of impending doom." I would suffer HORRIBLE anxiety. Stuff that had me pacing the floor and scratching my head so bad I was pulling out hairs. It's HORRENDOUS, I know. There is just no way to describe it to people who haven't experienced it. It's on a whole other level than your run-of-the-mill anxiety. We've all had that. But THIS?... No, this is much worse. I couldn't breathe, and almost passed out in the street once. I had to rush back home, quickly run into another room and down several gulps of booze before I could even HANDLE a 15 minute walk to the corner store to get more. My anxiety and blood pressure would get so bad that I couldn't breathe and almost passed out just WALKING. It felt like my lungs were filled halfway with sand. You CAN'T breathe to save your life (no pun intended). I'm telling you, alcohol withdrawals are a nightmare come to life. To those of you looking to stop drinking, I STRONGLY recommend picking up some Chamomile teas (organic of course). Chamomile tea contains things that help balance the chemicals in your brain to combat anxiety. I'm telling you right now, I wish I would have known about this the last time I tried getting sober. For some of you, it will make a WORLD of difference in recovery. This way you can take a natural and herbal approach to recovery instead of relying on pills and more "industrial" alternatives. It would be much better for your health. I recommend you look into it. Get sober gentleman. You need it.

[@CuRsEd_gamer-ot6pj]

I'm 33 and my story is the same as yours, no food binge drinking every day since 15. I'm sober now but still takes effort to avoid the bottle every day. Glad to hear you're better now bro

[@lerandommusic8109]

Been alcohol free for almost three years now. Listen to this guy ladies and gentlemen, he is telling the truth. Alcohol is the shittiest drug you can even have. Feck that shit

[@monkeyspoon8255]

If you exercise hard you can maintain it but you are right the more you drink the harder it becomes to do as it makes you very lethargic.

[@gorliagirp7274]

Hell yeah

[@jackwithahat8601]

Thank you! this comment was amazing, I hope people in a similar situation read it so they can get encouraged. Also congratulations on your sobriety! keep on keeping on, brother!

[@frankiegarcia6100]

John Frusciante's statement really summed it up perfectly. We all have our demons. A statement I love from Benjamin Franklin is, "Be at war with your vices, peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man." That was hundreds of years ago. We're still learning the same lessons. Be grateful for every day people! I love you, I believe in you!

[@matthewcole9482]

It’s still mind boggling to me that Frusciante made it out alive. That period from 1992-1997 was truly someone who didn’t care about life.

[@j_freed]

And such an amazing peak for TRHCP... such good fortune, such a near catastrophe they almost lost a second important guitar player to H.

[@Killguy-]

Seeing the state of John's home and himself after he left RHCP was heartbreaking. I'm amazed by his recovery, and his recommitment to creating

[@vinsentstarynight]

Exactly! Nobody cares about healthy life we were young and think we gonna live forever. It's a scary thing how we even managed to survive 90's

[@rosiewhitfield123]

Yes it is. John Frusciante almost paid for sin and lost his existence. Silly silly guy. If he died it would be big news like Kurt Cobain’s death was. I’m going a bit off track. River Phoenix was casualty to why drugs are Dangerous as. Poison to the human body and systems.

[@nothingnew765]

We got very lucky that he's still around, there's a timeline out there where Stadium Arcadium was never created.

[@bulmer69JR]

Layne Staley not on the list just shows how underrated and underappreciated he really is. Every song he wrote was a warning and it defiantly worked for me. Everytime I get the craving I flip on some Alice In Chains

[@outdoorsanimalsandmusic3014]

He maybe never sat down and talked about drugs

[@davidmckelvey2601]

I'm never doing any drugs (including alcohol), I don't care what anyone says. I've seen it fuck up countless lives and I refuse to be another story.

[@luxuriousfir]

That very smart of you. You will save yourself a lot of suffering. All the best.

[@nyxx7813]

I couldnt imagine not drinking coffee sometimes. let alone be one of those water only kinda people.

[@lordoftheelements2112]

WAY. TO. GO.

[@alfredojarillo3146]

Don’t, smart choice

[@nyxx7813]

The very notion that you even had to specficy that your includding alcohol speaks to how we view alcohol as a soicety. and how weirdly inconsistent substance/ drugs are seen

[@maverick1181]

I was going to see Dee Dee Ramone’s solo act in San Francisco June 2002. Unfortunately, he overdosed on heroin two days before the show. I couldn’t believe it. Saw him for the first time with the Ramones in SF 1980 and attended too many Ramones and Dee Dee solo shows until they all passed away. Long live Dee Dee King and his legacy in Rock n Roll. One of the greatest to ever do it.

[@ctdieselnut]

Dude that profile pic lol. Where is that from?

[@SW-fn7cl]

Ah man tragic stuff that's so unfortunate

[@DrLuke49]

Scott Weiland of STP and John Entwistle of The Who belong on this list of musicians who suffered fatal relapses.

[@thesnorman-graffiti3315]

I love John frusciante happy he’s clean

[@rickc2102]

Pointing out that people are more creative sober than they let themselves believe, that was awesome insight.

[@rosiewhitfield123]

His an extremely lucky guy. Scary as shxt drugs can be.

[@zenith8417]

@@rickc2102 Even though he's not a rockstar, Kid Cudi said the same thing about drugs, and he's had multiple occurrences with drug use from depression. Drugs act as a way to let go of inhibitions, and just do things regardless of consequence, which may come off as being creative or out of the box, but the only thing holding back their creativity was the lack of focus and initiative. It's hard to be creative or alert when all you're thinking about is the next time you'll pop a pill, smoke, shoot up, snort something, etc; some people are capable of functioning with it, but functioning is used very loosely, and it's more like they've just done it so much they know how to handle themselves, but it will still cause serious health and mental issues that they won't be able to ignore in the future.

[@tricko8000]

@@rickc2102 Yeah and the albums he made after rehab were fking awesome (Californication, BTW, SA)

[@arturosantana1686]

I’m happy he is because I’m not ….

[@robertshulenberger]

2:09; JAMES HETFIELD 🤘🤘🤘 3:44; OZZY 🤘🤘🤘 Rest in Peace Lemmy 🤘🤘🤘

[@rosiewhitfield123]

Was great to see them all in this video.

[@moirabagwell2230]

Hearing Kurt hounestly broke my heart, he left way too soon

[@tylerdude1982]

musicians: don’t do drugs musicians: *does lots of drugs*

[@freshdachs6200]

being aware of your own addiction doesn't suddenly 'cure' it.

[@tylerdude1982]

Holy shit, I didn’t know we had Sherlock Holmes on the case.

[@Paul07791]

I think his point is that the nature of addiction negates any hypocrisy you were implying: There are moments of clarity when an addict knows the correct path but is unable to follow it.

[@freshdachs6200]

@@Paul07791 yes, that's the point i failed to make^^ There's a reason people sometimes relapse multiple times. The initial 'joke' is almost as empathetic as saying 'just say no'.

[@RetroPlus]

They know precisely how bad drugs are and dont want to see anyone else fall down that hole

[@TheGunmanChannel]

All absolute legends in this video

[@shomershabbos6291]

@@tr7938 who isn't?

[@anotherbigfootwithinternet2147]

Layne Staley warned fans about drugs his whole career, the dirt album is about the life of an addict, it starts off with how good it feels and then the realisation that your life is over and you're gonna die probably not too long from now. From godsmack depicting how good it feels to would about the death of a fellow addict friend (Andrew wood) to rain when I die talking about death. Unfortunately Layne didn't win his demons, probably the most slowest suicide and most depressing death in metal and rock.

[@grungemetalhd1668]

Layne is the GOAT

[@j_freed]

I love the man, and I hate the weakness. Because that weakness can be in me or you, and it’s the devil 👿. This devil doesn’t want you free, and you really are meant to be free.

[@VibrationalLimerence]

Layne is probably the biggest eye opening case of this for me. I can hear the pain in Layne's voice very clearly in Alice in Chains. I feel so bad for Layne and what he went through in the last years of his life. I just imagine the loneliness, dependence on drugs and how shitty he must've felt. I can't imagine being his mom or those cops who discovered his body two weeks after his death. Very sad.

[@anotherbigfootwithinternet2147]

@@grungemetalhd1668 agreed

[@evakrissance]

miss him

[@nipulkradmsinatagras8293]

*"Drugs are bad, m'kay?!"* - Dalai Lama

[@tasosdiaforetico7377]

Was he a pot smoker

[@justinboisvert3231]

tasos diaforetico but pot isn’t like coke and heroin

[@davidhusband5022]

wow so original

[@TheB00tyWarrior]

I still kick myself for not having learned this earlier

[@carsonwood2095]

I got such a kick out of that south park episode. Reminded me of my mom so much. She didn’t take the time to really explain it to me other than “ don’t do drugs cause..... drugs are bad and if you do drugs then your ba d so...... don’t do drugs”

[@davidmatheny1993]

Hopefully these stories and others will tell folks that addiction is truly a long term recovery, and people need strong support through it. You can have all of the desire and motivation in the world to avoid drugs/alcohol/porn/any form of addiction, but there are those triggers that often lead to people returning to the substance to deal with some sort of stress/trauma/pain,etc. Notice that a good number of people in this video had some issues/relapses after said interviews. It is not a change of heart or them lying about seeking change; It is a daily battle to say your life is better without that substance.

[@rosiewhitfield123]

Well said 👏🏻

[@starcrysis23]

Porn lol

[@outdoorsanimalsandmusic3014]

As an alcoholic who has been sober for 3 1/2 years I applaud this. No need to even touch the stuff. There’s a chance you will get addicted and ruin your life. I almost ruined my life

[@DawoudKringle]

I had a substance abuse problem. One night I came home after going out and seeing how much I could get up my nose and down my throat. Suddenly, I saw the reality of what I was doing to myself and I said "I can't live like this." The next morning I woke up and realized I didn't have to. That was August 1st, 1988. As of this writing, I'm 33 years clean and sober. There's no way I want to go back to what I was doing. Life is better without it. Not always easy, but better.

[@SoreEater]

Love Lemmy's quote, I guess the title was meant to be "warning about heroin", not drugs, because Lemmy was a diehard speedfreak till his last breath. Why do you think he spent all those hours playing that game at the Rainbow bar

[@savitelseofficial7751]

when slash and ozzy tell you to stop doing stuff. TRUST THEM THEY KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS THAN ANYONE

[@Ari2_cute]

Sober 7 months if someone would of told teenage me that I'd be heavy into drugs and done all the stuff I did I wouldn't of believed it. I wish I could turn back time and never did it, but I cant. I just hope when I tell others my story they can learn from me and never try drugs.

[@xBaphometHx]

would've* wouldn't have*

[@timnolan4587]

Wow....your comment is almost word for word with something I told a friend of mine today. There is no rationalizing addiction.

[@georgeantonioandrei8570]

So you're saying that even trying is dangerous, some people I know do drugs, and I felt I could try to see what I'm gonna feel.

[@timnolan4587]

@@georgeantonioandrei8570 For me, yes. You have to really know yourself. I don't think addiction is about the drug or activity itself. I have the potential to abuse anything that takes me away from reality. I knew of this potential at young age. So it depends on the person. Do a little self-analysis of yourself and you will figure it out. For many, if they are told to NOT do something, it will feed the curiosity and desire even more.

[@georgeantonioandrei8570]

@@timnolan4587 I know this, it applies to me, if people tell me not to do something, I'd rather try that specific thing. But I think that drugs could take me away.

[@danmatthews5782]

Musicians live on the road, doing shows across the globe. Tired, exhausted, stretched with anxiety and who knows what else...... hey C’mon do this bump, it ll pick you up til the next red light. Wash, dry and repeat over n over n over again. No wonder why they re all f’ up!

[@joeldavis5815]

This is true and they also get exploited by record companies to tour excessively and promote themselves constantly. It's no wonder so many of them turn to hard drugs.

[@joeldavis5815]

Not to mentioned that they're forced to sign contracts whereby they're required to periodically release new albums whether or not the creative juices are flowing (See: Korn releasing 30 albums of songs that all sound the same).

[@SoreEater]

I think it's not even that, I think it's because people who are very talented creatively and enjoy creating something are often obsessive by nature. Musicians who are able to create something great usually spend literary most of their time thinking about music, reading about it, playing it, discussing it etc etc. it's because they obsess so much with it that they are able to discover something special, after a lot of trial, error, learning, understanding. Most likely have addictive personalities and the brain chemistry that goes with it, you're almost born this way. Just when you're a kid you stay awake for days playing your favorite game, without any drugs, while your friends get bored and want to switch their brain off after several hours

[@joeldavis5815]

@@SoreEater Dude I know people in the industry. Yeah, the recording industry exploits musicians. They're there to sell albums and make money. If an aspiring musician is lucky enough to land a contract they're lucky to get 10% of the proceeds from their album sales.

[@joeldavis5815]

Then they're forced (by the record companies) to put out a said number of albums within a certain time frame. So now it's no longer about the music, it's about appeasing a bunch of corporate f***s. Then, once you get big, they want you to tour AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE to promote further album sales. People say it's glamorous to be a rockstar and it can be but it comes with a serious amount of stress. And when you're too tired to go on, you're still being forced to. Why not do some coke or meth to keep you going? Feel anxious that your performance will be bad, try some heroin. Hell, those same corporate f***s will make sure there's always plenty of drugs to go around, mainly at your own expense of course...

[@ascendrealize5194]

When I was younger everyone thought partying was what only a select few did until I realized the coolest ppl didn’t need anything

[@your-username-here2308]

That is a really bad view on the topic and makes no sense. Even with some drugs to some extend some Peoples alifes are better then others that might be addicted to other things and ruining there lives with it.

[@danielzajonz4364]

Cant even express how happy I am that we didnt lose John Frusciante to drugs 💚

[@therineusbassman]

Ditto.

[@supernothing77]

I loved his response the best

[@venomau5speedz]

Anyone here a big fan of his solo stuff?? 😁😊

[@TheCaptainFatBelly]

@@venomau5speedz I am

[@roddydykes7053]

My #1 musical wonder, (just ahead of what would Nirvana’s 4th album been like) is what sort of follow-up to BSSM would we have got if he and Anthony got along and John never went off the rails. Californiacation is a great comeback album, but I wonder what sort of youthful exuberance was wasted, being away from Chad and Flea

[@danielriley6111]

Damn this is so crazy too see , Kurts one is really tragic knowing what happened

[@FenderBender5150]

What, you mean the fact that Courtney had him murdered and somehow got away with it?

[@nothingleftnothingleft]

@@FenderBender5150 yeah cause she got rid of the evidence and burned Kurt body

[@Elias-cs3ol]

@@FenderBender5150 I really don't like Courtney either but she DID NOT KILL KURT

[@janvranjes4554]

@@Elias-cs3ol At that time he said he was the happiest he ever been...

[@mrspassival]

@@janvranjes4554 Welcome to the depression my friend ! Even if kurt was telling the truth, the thing about depression is that it doesnt care if youre happy or not

[@SoftDrinksOfChoice]

I used heroin for a good 4 years straight never taking a day off + coke and plenty of other shit. My memory became so bad that I couldn't even remember stupid everyday words like "compass" or "elevator " Yes, it works GREAT for pain, (I suffer from cluster migraines) but I'm not going to sit here and act like that's all I used it for. I mainly did it for the pleasure and bc I was selfish.

[@TheMrdarkflame]

I was always wondering how some people are able to do heroin or meth everyday and live a relatively functioning life, going to work etc

[@cleverg1555]

@@TheMrdarkflame they do those type of things without thinking 90% of the time if they're not too bad

[@SoreEater]

@@TheMrdarkflame well if you gained some knowledge, skills and profeciency before you got addicted and there are things you live for - then you can kinda make it work for you. Kinda being the key word, because there'll be a lot of fuck ups and issues but at the same time, believe me, you can do some good work on meth, and I'm talking analytical type stuff. But "functioning addict" I think is an illusion. Even if everybody else thinks you're doing ok - you know you're not really giving them the whole picture while you somehow get by. I've read there is a percentage of people who are kind of resistant to pitfalls of addictions, because of their brain chemistry, but that for most it means their intake is not as bad as what a real addict does. And yeah, I didn't only read about addictions,me wasting time rambling in this comment section is a pretty revealing evidence

[@joeshlong9614]

Takes a lot of courage and self realization to say this, and I gotta say it’s very admirable. You’re a strong person

[@yearginclarke]

Did your memory improve over time after quitting? I hope it did bro. I had a bad reaction to meth 7 years ago and it left me really hazy for about a year and then my brain started to clear up thankfully. Never quite fully healed from it, but I feel much, much better now. Never touched that crap since then.

[@douglassmithe9799]

What John Frusciante was saying at the end really struck a chord with me. People think that drugs somehow enhance your creativity, but I'm not sure if that's the case

[@sujataghosh4046]

It might But to get creativity, you need to have skill. Skill takes time and patience to aquire, which cannot be done under the influence of drugs.

[@douglassmithe9799]

@Magic I guess psychedelic drugs would be the exception to the rule here.

[@Rmachine91]

drugs are incredible for all types of art, even writing. The problem is abuse. People and their context are the real problem.

[@outdoorsanimalsandmusic3014]

It’s actually scientifically proven that some drugs open up creativity. Addiction and abuse is the bad side to it

[@francethemc9416]

Did Leonardo Davinci use LSD? Thinking about the classic greats helps reinforce the greatness one can achieve through curiously and hard work.

[@gardenboydon]

Rockstars/musicians have been telling us about the dangers of drug reliance for so long

[@crazymetalbitch77]

I'm so glad rock and metal genres are changing and they don't necessarilly include drugs anymore. And thank you for this video, we need to raise awarness about this issue. Remember, playing or listening to rock and metal doesn't mean you have to take drugs/alcohol. You can rock without that! 🤘

[@cftncfjlphgfb]

Ive lost friends over not wanting to hang out with them when they were on stuff so I'm happy things seem to be changing

[@HHeibeck8687]

Yessssss!! 🔥

[@NickGreiner1988]

Can't say the same for the music that's the most popular with young people these days. Glamourizing "prescription" opiate abuse.

[@ahhwe-any7434]

@@NickGreiner1988 my husband grew up to the likes of his peers. Sh like Morrison (which I have no clue about) & other ppl surrounding those times. W/ out knowing but knowing ,huh? Those times are definitely not innocent. Well, it's prob rumors but myself, I would've just assumed everyone did psychedelics. Apparently not. I grew up listening to p.abdule, nkotb, & Madonna. LOL, we r not the same. Ok prob other sh I shouldn't have been listening to but not as much as the popstars

[@EverythingWill]

Damn, Kurt left a legacy that all rock fans should admire

[@bleachedproductionz]

I’m gonna get hate for this but I think he was a pretentious douche bag, his self righteous attitude is so irking to me personally

[@Werter23rd]

@@bleachedproductionz i agree with you

[@stephanea5364]

Legacy of shitty music.

[@bodhi8297]

@@stephanea5364 really? I think it’s fair to say not it’s not your thing but let’s be honest here if kurt Cobain made “shitty” music then who didn’t lmao the guy changed the entire course of where music was headed

[@bodhi8297]

@@bleachedproductionz name one rock star that isn’t a bit pretentious. At some point the success is going to effect you in that way period

[@micah1978]

Back in my day all the jazz musicians were on the reefer. Later on the rock n roll musicians were into heroin. Then I learned that the jazz musicians were on the smack too but nobody really talked about it back then. Charlie Parker introduced the younger cats to the H.

[@crashfrog3051]

I used to be with 'it', but then they changed what 'it' was. Now what I'm with isn't 'it' anymore and what's 'it' seems weird and scary.

[@rudolphdrasler2697]

@@crashfrog3051 and it'll happen to you too.

[@netrioter]

Lol ...that damn reefer

[@micah1978]

@@crashfrog3051 this is very true but the one thing that never changes is musicians being all hopped up on goofballs.

[@3340steve]

Not so. The drugs were circulated in cities to undermine a socially powerful movement of artists and their audiences. Blaming Charlie Parker because somebody else uses junk is incorrect.

[@francohin]

Frusciante : “people that did good things on drugs could have also done those things without drugs” - gold

[@agauerm]

nope

[@captaincrunch72]

@@agauerm no, absolutely..

[@goodmorningsundaymorning4533]

Yeah but I wouldn't call it gold. It's common sense 😂

[@jesussanchez9106]

He actually said people who have done good things on drugs could have done good things while not on drugs, which I feel like is a pretty different statement but either way I feel like I very much disagree with someone fully claiming there is never any benefit to drugs just because some people definitely tend to loose control. And even with those people that lose control there was probably plenty of things that benefitted from those experiences even past when they stopped doing them, but that seems so much less extreme to say and God knows people love jumping to extremes of one end or the other with most things in life....

[@aaronwatter]

@@jesussanchez9106 Well said, Jesus. Plus, I think sometimes one has to lose control in order to understand how to gain it.

[@blakeedward6207]

I almost relapsed today. seeing this pulled me back. thank you

[@janiwirman]

I wish I had heard this words from my idols back in the day. It took me 2 suicide attempts and almost killing a dear friend of mine to get out from alcohol. Guys, please listen to these men. Trying to kill the pain with substances will only bring you more pain

[@your-username-here2308]

Thats why i always say drugs are not the fucking problem its the things that cause addiction/pain.

[@billywiththebulgingbaloonb5105]

Lemmy wasn't speaking out against all drugs. He was speaking out against heroin, which was the only drug he was against.

[@pryingeyes1551]

It's kind of ironic. Heroin kills 6% of its users. Cigarettes kill about 68% of their users. Lemmy's addiction to legal drugs like cigarettes, alcohol, and sugar did him in.

[@billywiththebulgingbaloonb5105]

@@pryingeyes1551 He was also a major speedfreak (amphetamine.)

[@ramonaheart]

The moment Dee Dee popped on my screen, I started bawling like a little kid. As a die-hard Ramones' fan, seeing him being so proud of simply being alive, even though he went through some heavy shit is really heart-harming. But then I remember that it was the same goddamn thing that took him from this world... Dude, those feelings, they hurt.

[@aharonbaalshem]

I remember I had this Ramones documentary when I was 14 I watched that shit every night. The ending is Dee Dee walking away after his introduction to the R&R HOF and it just says he was found dead a week later or something like that. Really sad. I believe Marky is the only Ramone left

[@dipeshyakha5597]

Addiction is a disease not a crime😓

[@OliveMule]

Its NEITHER! ITS A CHOICE YOU LAZY S.O.B!

[@postpunk6947]

@@OliveMule you know nothing

[@imatoaster7831]

@@OliveMule addiction itself is not a choice. Trying the thing you get addicted to, is.

[@shagstars]

@@OliveMule Nope dependency of the body is a disease.

[@badq.concerts]

@@OliveMule no no it isnt

[@swingonthespiral]

I was 14 when I got addicted to opiate painkillers and benzodiazepines. I was drinking regularly even before then. Now, at 22, while I've been clean from hard drugs for 5 years I still feel the effects of it. Maybe because I did it all so young it affected my development. I smoked weed until I was 21, and I'm still weaning myself off nicotine and go back to patches and gum sometimes. I still struggle with horrible depression despite being clean and quite active. I find myself shutting down multiple times throughout the day, and it feels like hell just getting out of bed. Just don't do drugs. Especially the hard shit.

[@Gigi1111Layna]

I hope you're doing really good now, a year after your comment. ❤💯💫 Thank you for your words..💕😊

[@donkey9616]

Idk see why layne Staley wasn’t in this, that’s all he did was warn poeple about the use of heroin

[@Jlove85]

They'd have just had to play one of his songs. That's where he spoke about it

[@JoeSmith-hv7oe]

they shouldve just showed him from the MTV Unplugged performance because the toll it took on Layne really shows there

[@maayan460]

Drugs 'n art, music specifically, is a paradox in my opinion.. obviously it's not necessary to consume drugs to create amazing stuff, but at the same time i think its fair to say that it surely helped creating some of the most significant and intense creations in history.. and at the same time, it took away the talented who created them way way too early, depriving them from creating more of it...

[@grungemetalhd1668]

That’s literally my Input... well said

[@amphibeingmcshpongletron5026]

True. I think a slightly different way of looking at it is that artistic and creative types may be more prone to self esteem and mental health issues which could lead to substance use and addiction. That said, I can also vouch for the creative potential of substance use. However, being loaded all the time is NOT a good way to stay productive and creative. It does seem to have a short term boost to creativity when used sparingly. I think the key there is the novelty of the states produced by various substances. Once it no longer becomes novel, it can really detract from your art or lead to illness or death.

[@conorwatters3474]

@@amphibeingmcshpongletron5026 perhaps an altered state helps to create unusual sounds and themes. I agree. musicians and creative types are often sensitive, anxiety prone, depression prone, outsiders, and have risk factors for mental health issues such as childhood adverse events, trauma, and often inadequate resources and career frustrations. this might explain the prevalence of drug use in artist culture. I want to understand better so I can help more.

[@samhain6953]

True. And when the artist "sobers up and gets clean" it's never the same

[@solracv8528]

No lol

[@admtech69]

Keith died five years ago. It's just that the drugs haven't worn off yet.

[@Sr19769p]

🤣

[@ashlabelle]

The idea that Kurt lived his entire life in chronic pain and was using the drugs to ease the pain, really hurts. I wish wherever he is now there's no pain to cure.

[@Gigi1111Layna]

A lot of ppl start out of pain. Or after surgeries... Don't worry..there is no pain where Kurt is now. He is in peace.

[@nathangreen5097]

Mr Mackey said it best: “Drugs are bad, mmkay?” 😬

[@rbrown3232]

I appreciate you leaving out the closing guitar riff because this is a serious video. That really drove it home.

[@travisnorman]

Been sober just over three years. It's work. I've lost friends I probably didn't need to keep. Had to quit my bar band. I didn't lose a single fucking pound of weight. I was able to kick some prescription meds once I got going. I definitely feel better overall. My heart doesn't hurt as often as it once did. So there's good and bad and in-between. As in anything, it's not always this binary good/bad shit, sometimes you're gonna get lost in the gray for a bit while you figure shit out. Best wishes to any fellow musicians pursuing sobriety. I did it for my family, like James. Rather keep them than the bottle.

[@KRS2000]

Congrats dude. I'm still having difficulties with staying sober. The last time I had vodka was October 2016, and whiskey May 2017. Unfortunately, I'm still trying to kick beer out. My last 2 beers I drank were last night, and I'm hoping to make it that those were my final 2, ever. When you mentioned you lost people that you didn't need to keep, I'm thinking thats going to be the same for me as well.

[@travisnorman]

@@KRS2000 Honestly brother that was the part that broke my heart more than anything. Knowing I had friends who preferred the company of the bottle to my company. Hard not to take that personally, ya know? If you want to get sober, then you'll get sober. Good luck to you. Use whatever tools you can to stay sober - family, faith, friends, forums. Anything. You can do this! 💪

[@KRS2000]

@@travisnorman Thanks bro. The area I'm living in is in lock down, and I guess I can say I've been using it to my advantage. I've been using it as my way to distance myself from someone I used to drink with every weekend. I'd go by every 2 or 3 weeks, but I'd stay sober all that time I didn't go out. Unfortunately for him, he would go down to his neighbors and get drunk with that guy (along with others, when people are supposed to be staying away from each other), or if I was at his place, he would invite people in to get fucked up, which would make me get up and leave. I want to stay sober and if it means severing my friendship with my one buddy, then that's whats going to have to happen. I'm finding ways to keep myself sober when I stay home, like working out (even with a lack of equipment), reading my Marvel or DC novels outside in the sweltering heat, or whatever else to keep me in line. Maybe I'll even consider picking back up my guitars again, even though I'm not good. Its better than opening up a can after just going through a case the previous night while having a hangover. I've had enough of living like that every weekend.

[@travisnorman]

@@KRS2000 Sounds like you're on the right path. And we all sometimes stray from that path. The point is to get back on that path as soon as possible. You sound like you know what needs to be done, which means you believe it CAN be done. Be strong, stay awesome, and forgive yourself if you temporarily lose the path.

[@_RobBanks]

“Lost in the grey for a bit while you figure things out” So true

[@CoreyDrums]

At the end of 2012, i was at a bar, when my cousin decide to pick a fight with someone. That someone ended up having a Tec9. i was shot 4x with hollow point 9mm Bullets. thats the same night i became an addict. the hospital had to have me on so much shit to save my life, that by the time i woke up (2 weeks later) i was a full blown addict. took me 7 yrs to get off pain meds, which THANK THE LORD never led to Heroin.. Im clean for almost 3yrs now

[@4420srt]

John Frusciante is one talent im grateful he got away from the wrecklessness

[@samuraijaydee]

It's so refreshing to hear people being so painfully honest. They're all terrific.

[@farmonious420]

WHAT! OZZY without hair? I've been an Ozzy fan for 35 years and I've never seen this interview. Amazing!

[@coggenstein]

One thing I think causes addictions in touring artists especially is when it's the same process over and over again, by that I mean the repetitive process of performing and travelling, they need that excess substance to 'keep it fun' (discussed in the Foo Fighters Back And Forth documentary)

[@Gravitationalnation]

got off methadone 2 years ago after 14 years of heroin addiction. recently relapsed after a bad break up. i have autism and bpd so its difficult. but the point is: youre never a recovered addict. you are a recovering addict for life. because it can take even the most trivial thing to throw all you worked towards down the drain. much love to all my fellow addicts trying to right the wrongs they made. keep your heads held higher than you might be right now. the catch 22 is other addicts are there for you because no one else is. but that's the problem; the culture is there for you.

[@pryingeyes1551]

I lost the constant desire to do heroin after about a year of not using. Maybe two. I'll occasionally take pharms, but it's very rare now, and has been for 11 years. Sorry to hear about the relapse. Hope things are going better for you.

[@livefreeprintguns]

I was so pissed when I heard Phil was clinically deceased for a few minutes. It really hurt me man, not trying to spin a sob story because I had a good childhood and upbringing, but fact of the matter was Vulgar Display of Power was the closest thing I had to a father figure growing up and Phil's messages of strength and "unscarred by trials" helped me in so many countless ways I couldn't begin to put it into words. I was so angry and afraid that I'd be completely lost without his message. Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagine both Vinnie and Dime's lives would be cut so incredibly short as well. I cried my eyes out when I heard about that fateful day in Columbus OH. Dimebag has been my guitar idol and hero since the early 90's but I am blessed with the fact I was able to meet them on the TGSTK tour and got Vinnie's and Dime's autographs. All the stories about Dime was true too man... it was me and two other friends and he legit hung out with us for easily 20 minutes. We were 15 years old and he wasn't trying to leave to go find a groupie, he wasn't trying to shoo the little kids away... he was through and through legit and those memories have stuck with me to this day. RIP Abbott Brothers, you changed the face of music and your legacy will continue on.

[@Somar003]

Thank you for posting this. It hits close to home.

[@amberblair8379]

My partner had to step over Slash to get into a particular bar in London. He was passed out on the doorstep back when G'n'R played their first 2 UK shows at The Marquee Club

[@cypherbrittainnethegodofsl4988]

Drug : *Mentioned* Frank Tenpenny : *This is drug money* C0ck Johnson : My money man :"(

[@superhosster]

I still remember this dialog so well 😆

[@TheMusicOfMind]

Ah shit. Here we go again.

[@mike285]

I mean, James's drinking is as lethal as the others, but imagine drinking into oblivion for years, then it takes losing your family and your band to make you stop

[@outdoorsanimalsandmusic3014]

Minus the band part that’s what happened to me. My wife was going to leave me and take my kid. I was a miserable drunk who would also take whatever drugs I could get. Luckily I’m 3 1/2 years sober now and my family life is going amazing

[@ThatGirlMisty]

Seeing Lemmy say this stuff about drugs and knowing what he did to himself with alcohol is hurtful.

[@hedkace]

Lost some of my closest friends to drugs. Beautiful people I will never get to talk to ever again. I was no angel back in the day either. Fucking hate what drugs have taken from all of us. Good people, good friends and good family gone forever.

[@alphatango2614]

Can't remember that Ozzy look. Must be ancient!

[@bulkhammerii3419]

Chris Cornell and Layne Staley two more fallen brothers weather it's prescription or otherwise! Rest in peace you incredibly talented and creative ledgends

[@jasonjewell1667]

Slash's story is along the lines of mine. I cant imagine having his money and level of fame as well. I was on shit for years. As long I was writing good music, having money and hot girls all the time you could not tell me a damn thing. Eventually it derailed and I tell people all the time you cant control it! I did opiates and drank for 6 years with no bad effects. The 2 years that followed I lost everything. I actually didn't lose anything. I just threw everything away.

[@WeimaranersAreTheBest]

When he said he’s almost 40 Hahaha I was like what I though u were 65 And when slash said he could drink more than anyone he knew, until he ran into motley crue Haha

[@bluesnags7711]

Respect to anyone that has truly lived a clean life

[@rowlandbuck2703]

Why? Just wondering why that’s better than say somebody who has partied and then, but never let drugs become a problem.

[@bluesnags7711]

@@rowlandbuck2703 I have to admire people comfortable in their own skin & choosing to face life without self medicating. Is it courage or inner peace? Whatever it is I respect those who it comes natural.

[@julianjv7325]

I know that feeling, i am being an addict for 23 years and i have 39, the missery, the slavery is just brutal, that left your soul scarred.

[@OGM_OriginalGameMusic]

Bottom Line: Don't get in the habit of using outside sources to relieve your inside pain. You gotta learn to self heal (im talking emotional issues here, ofcourse). It sounds hippie i know but

[@aharonbaalshem]

Shadow work its called and actually super important if you want to practice Occultism. If not you end up with malicious spirits attached to you. And I speak from experience

[@mrwrightaintwrong238]

Wow slash can actually speak, and good English too. I always thought he talked in guitar.

[@ian6fx995]

no layne??

[@maayan460]

I don't think he spoke much about it openly to the media, in my opinion he let his lyrics and his unique style of pain filled singing to that for him in most of his songs

[@jamlive6650]

@@maayan460 Dirt is pretty much his confessional and warming concept album. “What’s my drug of choice? What have you got.”

[@spacegupta71]

It is pretty encouraging seeing people compile this shit from the last generation and then putting it out for the next to learn from

[@u.s.n.retired1995]

No one is perfect. I appreciate everyone's honesty here! Great talented men giving fantastic advice.

[@rsohlich1]

I really wish I had never taken those vicodins as a teen. They literally changed my life. I was in a lot of pain and was feeling lost and the relief they gave was something I can't fully articulate. Unfortunately, that alluring feeling was always lurking in the bank of my conscience. I'm still battling that illusion to this day at 36.

[@_RobBanks]

Do you live in Oregon? That must be difficult over there with there new “policy” on drugs.

[@outdoorsanimalsandmusic3014]

I am 38 and am a former drug addict and alcoholic. I haven’t had a drink or done a drug in 3 1/2 years. Alcohol had become the worst of the problem towards the end cause it’s so easy to get and socially acceptable and I can tell you it’s a battle every day

[@LogsMaggot]

Me watching this on mushrooms 👁‍🗨👄👁‍🗨

[@3340steve]

Drink some water and write down stuff later on.

[@spikeybug1]

At the end of the day, you know damn well that you don't need drugs and you're better off just being your true natural self.

[@outdoorsanimalsandmusic3014]

I am a addict so I agree with this but my question is why were drugs put on this earth and why do our bodies accept them? There are receptors in our body that take these drugs in meaning our bodies are designed to take these substances. It’s strange to think about. With the ease of addiction you would think our bodies would become almost allergic to drugs but it’s not happening.

[@JTucci100]

Many people are addicted to things containing sugar, but it doesn't mean we were designed to take massive quantities of it and it can trigger cancer. The desire came about to get us to search for fruit, which didn't harm us and we could only get in small amounts. Many drugs are like Trojan horses. They have a sneaky way of getting themselves to feel needed once they get inside the body.

[@prcption8636]

Great video! It’s good to hear it from your idols to hopefully put things into perspective.

[@WillyGoatActual]

Ok, I've been told this by so many people throughout my almost 21 years of life. Hearing it from my idols is FAR more impactful (and I would listen to guys like CGkid talk about how they regret using drugs, that alone was powerful). I know that I personally could not, would not, ever want to pick up a coke habit, or a meth habit... because I know that once I start, BAM; that's my life now. My life would effectively be OVER.

[@jgguy77]

Johnny Rotten has some good things to say on the topic.

[@Wolvereyne]

Jim Morrison should be in this video...LSD and Alkohol/Whiskey abuse can lead to death in your 20tis..Morrison once said: “It's like gambling somehow. You go out for a night of drinking and you don't know where you're going to end up the next day. It could work out good or it could be disastrous. It's like the throw of the dice.”

[@_RobBanks]

Lsd abuse? That doesn’t happen

[@LamentOfInnocence1]

@@_RobBanks i have. it's certainly not the same as most drugs but there were absolutely times i craved that experience and made bad compromises to get it

[@_RobBanks]

@@LamentOfInnocence1 that’s poor decision making, not really lsd abuse

[@LamentOfInnocence1]

@@_RobBanks i guess. abuse can be interpreted different ways. for me it was kind of like a stimulant. i got into a mindset where i was getting euphoria pretty consistently, similar to more conventional drugs of abuse or whatever you want to call it

[@mvmusic8467]

@@_RobBanks Abuse isn't some black and white concept, it cant just be put into a little box, there are many forms of substance abuse, your comment seems to come from a place of ignorance and possibly even arrogance. LSD and other psychedelics can very easily be abused, I've seen it happen to multiple friends who used psychedelics every 2nd day for months at a time until they were on the brink of insanity, it even happened to me for 2-3 months when I was younger. You can become addicted to sugar for Christ's sake, what makes you think substances as potent and often euphoric as psychedelics would be impossible to abuse?

[@adayinthelife5772]

My best friend died from heroin when he was 17. I'm now 43 and still miss him. R.I.P. Mark.

[@angelvillarreal3648]

Glad this video was posted. Young people need to hear this.

[@user-ii9vn6vo6k]

They should show this in schools, if I had seen this I wouldn't be an alcoholic today on the verge of finding harder things like I have been lately and now I'm already in the hole trying to find my way out of this confusing mess.

[@ubcphilco]

Keith knows, most of the best music ever written and/or performed was because of drugs and could not have been done without it. It will never be replicated either.

[@carmstrong6507]

Keith knows that because his band has written and/or performed some of the best music of all time while he was getting high on drugs everyday.

[@tickedoffnow]

I've never done drugs or drank alcohol I'm one of the lucky ones

[@kropking]

Ever taken a Tylenol? You've done drugs.

[@sylviachristinasigg]

Don't worry! I don't like drugs, I love the life! Thank you very much and take care of yourself, we love you! 💘 💘 💘 💘 💘

[@morganwhite2176]

This idea of ‘throwing an addict out of the house’ to help them recover has the highest percentage of death rates. Philip Seymour Hoffman died shortly after he was kicked out of his house and analysis they have done of tough love on addicts suggest it does more harm than good. The addict gets kicked out of the house, feels ashamed, does more drugs and overdoses. Its the worst advice ever. They need support like anyone else with a disease.

[@Buddycoop1]

Every person I know that's done the hard drugs has told me that eventually regretted it. Especially when they're 45 and having heart problems.

[@brianparrish4649]

Ozzy looks like scott stapp's other brother. Frusciante sounds like he's giving his 3rd grade book report

[@alfloxxddy]

Had a bunch of friends who started doing heroin like it was cool . This was in the mid 2000s mind you so we were well aware of the dangers, obviously their lives went sideways

[@richardaversa7128]

Pretty much every time they said "drugs", they were talking about heroin. Sometimes alcohol. I think it should be clarified how different the various classes of drugs can be. For instance, there is a lot of scientific evidence supporting the fact that psychedelic drugs can help people escape their addictions to the destructive drugs being referenced in this video.

[@alv44]

true. and cocaine

[@plasmakitten4261]

Heroin, crack, meth, etc. The hard stuff that kills people.

[@Bankable2790]

@@plasmakitten4261 Right. The mind numbing drugs

[@stiefjac5082]

you're not wrong to an extent but i've seen alot of people fry their brains from using acid way too many times at way too high of doses i've seen people who get addicted to the feeling of tripping and find really shitty pseudo-psychedelic ways to get high like cough syrup psychedlics can help but honestly there's nothing that is ever in this world inherently bad, people forget heroin was used to lessen the pain of wounded soldiers, amphetamines were used to treat fatigue for airplane pilots, cocaine traditionally was chewed in leaf form and a relatively mild stimulant, coffee when it was brought from the new world in the 1500s back to europe is credited by some for the rennaisance period when people began to drink coffee instead of alcohol for the first time in forever (because apparently people were still too dumb to figure out the reason why beer and coffee didnt give you dysentery but river water did was because you have to basically boil it first to have beer or coffee, like this is one piece of history i have a hard time believing, if people figured out how to make alcohol how did clean water not really become a thing until modern plumbing, it just makes no sense) anyways my point is people are too quick to defend psychedelics like they can't be abused because they're non-addictive. that kind of dismisses the mind of an addict in the first place people cant stop drinking soda and eating cheesegburgers to death, the show hoarders shows what addiction to stuff looks like, it can be anything but i can stop any time i want to you dont know me

[@mercster]

I've seen dudes fry their brains on acid. And weed hurts your lungs. You're talking about using things as medicine, and that's fine. But once it becomes recreational or a habit... no. You're talking yourself into feeling good about using a crutch. Source -- drug user for 30 years, hardcore alcoholic. I've used every excuse in the book.

[@wallacehardiniii9038]

@2:52 the iconic James "yeah" face.

[@peterfitswell535]

I was taking drugs. Then the drugs started taking me.