Billy Strings

It's a really hard thing because they're such beautiful people and they taught me so much about music.

But yeah, their addiction has been really hard on me for my whole life and it still is.

really triggering to lose her in this manner, you know?

I got to talk about it because it's like my whole life I've had to keep a secret in order to try to not make them look bad, you know?

Like even when I was in high school, I spoke to a counselor one time.

I mean, I was

I was in 10th grade, but I was couch surfing.

I didn't live with them.

I moved out when I was like 13 because the house was no longer a home.

They were strung out.

It's a wonder I was even going to school.

One time I got pulled into a counselor instead of the principal's office.

They said, what's going on?

They told me anything I say is between them and it won't leave the room.

I said, yeah, my parents are on meth and I don't even live there.

My house got raided right after that.

You know, that same day, five state cops came up, raided the house.

I almost sent my mom to prison because I opened my mouth.

And from then on, I never said s*** to anybody about anything.

I've just... It hurts me, but what hurts me is I've always just been worried about them.