Randy Blythe

It wasn't like I was suicidal. I just wanted to be erased from existence.

It wasn't like I was suicidal. I just wanted to be erased from existence.

It wasn't like I was suicidal. I just wanted to be erased from existence.

Yeah, done. And then I was like, maybe you stop drinking and doing drugs. Your life might get better. And it did. Yeah. So how did you stop? You just... I stopped and I talked to some of the dudes who were out on that tour who I knew were sober. James Hetfield and some of his guitar techs and stuff. Because they had talked to me.

Yeah, done. And then I was like, maybe you stop drinking and doing drugs. Your life might get better. And it did. Yeah. So how did you stop? You just... I stopped and I talked to some of the dudes who were out on that tour who I knew were sober. James Hetfield and some of his guitar techs and stuff. Because they had talked to me.

Yeah, done. And then I was like, maybe you stop drinking and doing drugs. Your life might get better. And it did. Yeah. So how did you stop? You just... I stopped and I talked to some of the dudes who were out on that tour who I knew were sober. James Hetfield and some of his guitar techs and stuff. Because they had talked to me.

We were on tour in Metallica for about a year over the course of two years back then. And every now and then they'd be like, dude, you might want to dial it back a little bit. Because it partied across America, Europe, then on into New Zealand, Australia. And I knew those dudes were sober. So I went there. I'm like, please. Help. They're like, just breathe, dude.

We were on tour in Metallica for about a year over the course of two years back then. And every now and then they'd be like, dude, you might want to dial it back a little bit. Because it partied across America, Europe, then on into New Zealand, Australia. And I knew those dudes were sober. So I went there. I'm like, please. Help. They're like, just breathe, dude.

We were on tour in Metallica for about a year over the course of two years back then. And every now and then they'd be like, dude, you might want to dial it back a little bit. Because it partied across America, Europe, then on into New Zealand, Australia. And I knew those dudes were sober. So I went there. I'm like, please. Help. They're like, just breathe, dude.

I spent my first month sober in Australia on tour.

I spent my first month sober in Australia on tour.

I spent my first month sober in Australia on tour.

My metabolism is so fast. I processed it out. I was sweaty and couldn't sleep very well a couple of nights. Sure. But there's only two substances that can kill you from withdrawals, and that's alcohol and benzodiazepines, Xanax and that shit. And withdrawals from alcohol can kill you, seizures and all that stuff. Luckily, it just didn't happen for me. I guess it just processed it. I got lucky.

My metabolism is so fast. I processed it out. I was sweaty and couldn't sleep very well a couple of nights. Sure. But there's only two substances that can kill you from withdrawals, and that's alcohol and benzodiazepines, Xanax and that shit. And withdrawals from alcohol can kill you, seizures and all that stuff. Luckily, it just didn't happen for me. I guess it just processed it. I got lucky.

My metabolism is so fast. I processed it out. I was sweaty and couldn't sleep very well a couple of nights. Sure. But there's only two substances that can kill you from withdrawals, and that's alcohol and benzodiazepines, Xanax and that shit. And withdrawals from alcohol can kill you, seizures and all that stuff. Luckily, it just didn't happen for me. I guess it just processed it. I got lucky.

But I had a friend who drank himself to death at age 23 years old, died on his bed cursing his parents. They were coming to see him, and he couldn't barely even speak anymore.

But I had a friend who drank himself to death at age 23 years old, died on his bed cursing his parents. They were coming to see him, and he couldn't barely even speak anymore.

But I had a friend who drank himself to death at age 23 years old, died on his bed cursing his parents. They were coming to see him, and he couldn't barely even speak anymore.

They took the alcohol away from him. He went to the hospital, and his internal organs melted. That's just horrific. He was built like me. Like a tall, skinny dude. You never know. It's an individual thing.

They took the alcohol away from him. He went to the hospital, and his internal organs melted. That's just horrific. He was built like me. Like a tall, skinny dude. You never know. It's an individual thing.