Randy Blythe

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.

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.

Yeah. He was 21 years old.

Yeah. He was 21 years old.

Yeah. He was 21 years old.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah. So that sort of mythos, I bought into that. Of course I drink. I'm in a heavy metal band.

Yeah. So that sort of mythos, I bought into that. Of course I drink. I'm in a heavy metal band.

Yeah. So that sort of mythos, I bought into that. Of course I drink. I'm in a heavy metal band.

And being a train wreck kind of was expected. So it got worse and worse, though. My band was doing better and better, and I was getting worse and worse until finally in 2010, we were in Australia on tour with Metallica. And I woke up one day, and I looked out on my hotel room balcony, and it was a beautiful day in Australia, Brisbane. And I was like, I don't want to live anymore.

And being a train wreck kind of was expected. So it got worse and worse, though. My band was doing better and better, and I was getting worse and worse until finally in 2010, we were in Australia on tour with Metallica. And I woke up one day, and I looked out on my hotel room balcony, and it was a beautiful day in Australia, Brisbane. And I was like, I don't want to live anymore.

And being a train wreck kind of was expected. So it got worse and worse, though. My band was doing better and better, and I was getting worse and worse until finally in 2010, we were in Australia on tour with Metallica. And I woke up one day, and I looked out on my hotel room balcony, and it was a beautiful day in Australia, Brisbane. And I was like, I don't want to live anymore.