Randy Blythe

I wound up in weird places with weird people doing weird things at times. And... That was even before my band. So once I joined a band... You can get away with a lot of stuff when you're in a band that you can't at a regular job.

I wound up in weird places with weird people doing weird things at times. And... That was even before my band. So once I joined a band... You can get away with a lot of stuff when you're in a band that you can't at a regular job.

I wound up in weird places with weird people doing weird things at times. And... That was even before my band. So once I joined a band... You can get away with a lot of stuff when you're in a band that you can't at a regular job.

Yes, exactly. And when we finally signed to a major, I'd been in the band... nine years at the time, I guess, when our first major label record came out. And we didn't get millions of dollars a piece or anything, but we had to make a decision when our first major label record came out. Like, okay, are we going to devote ourselves full time to this?

Yes, exactly. And when we finally signed to a major, I'd been in the band... nine years at the time, I guess, when our first major label record came out. And we didn't get millions of dollars a piece or anything, but we had to make a decision when our first major label record came out. Like, okay, are we going to devote ourselves full time to this?

Yes, exactly. And when we finally signed to a major, I'd been in the band... nine years at the time, I guess, when our first major label record came out. And we didn't get millions of dollars a piece or anything, but we had to make a decision when our first major label record came out. Like, okay, are we going to devote ourselves full time to this?

Or are we going to continue to weekend warrior this and work when we can and tour when we can? It was a very scary time in my life. I've been working since I was 12.

Or are we going to continue to weekend warrior this and work when we can and tour when we can? It was a very scary time in my life. I've been working since I was 12.

Or are we going to continue to weekend warrior this and work when we can and tour when we can? It was a very scary time in my life. I've been working since I was 12.

Yes, burn the boats. Time to do this. And the odds of success, particularly given the nature of our band, are not good. Right. They're not. We're never going to deliver a radio hit.

Yes, burn the boats. Time to do this. And the odds of success, particularly given the nature of our band, are not good. Right. They're not. We're never going to deliver a radio hit.

Yes, burn the boats. Time to do this. And the odds of success, particularly given the nature of our band, are not good. Right. They're not. We're never going to deliver a radio hit.

When I quit the day job and the band became full-time, I no longer had any sort of restraint, except for when I was on stage or in the studio. There's nothing telling me not to drink every day.

When I quit the day job and the band became full-time, I no longer had any sort of restraint, except for when I was on stage or in the studio. There's nothing telling me not to drink every day.

When I quit the day job and the band became full-time, I no longer had any sort of restraint, except for when I was on stage or in the studio. There's nothing telling me not to drink every day.

And I had some money in my pocket for the first time in my life, and my alcoholism just progressed. And I think it was already there. Like, in retrospect, I'm looking at it, it got worse and worse, though. And particularly in our culture, I think it's changing now. I think the paradigm is changing. I think kids are smarter now.

And I had some money in my pocket for the first time in my life, and my alcoholism just progressed. And I think it was already there. Like, in retrospect, I'm looking at it, it got worse and worse, though. And particularly in our culture, I think it's changing now. I think the paradigm is changing. I think kids are smarter now.

And I had some money in my pocket for the first time in my life, and my alcoholism just progressed. And I think it was already there. Like, in retrospect, I'm looking at it, it got worse and worse, though. And particularly in our culture, I think it's changing now. I think the paradigm is changing. I think kids are smarter now.

I don't think they think it's cool to be a drunken train wreck anymore. but we did from the heavy metal world. And our band is from that. And even in the more punk rock scene I come from, there's a long history of junkies and so forth.

I don't think they think it's cool to be a drunken train wreck anymore. but we did from the heavy metal world. And our band is from that. And even in the more punk rock scene I come from, there's a long history of junkies and so forth.