Randy Blythe

And I woke up on a hotel balcony on October 18th, 2010 in Brisbane, Australia. And I walked out on the balcony and it was sunny day and Brisbane Botanical Gardens were down the street to the left and they're beautiful and they have awesome plants and weird animals. And then across the street was one of my favorite bookstores I'd ever been to. And I love books. I'm a huge nerd.

And then down the street were all these great restaurants. And I looked at all this stuff and I had this feeling that I did not want to exist anymore. I didn't feel like I wanted to kill myself. I just felt I just wanted to cease being, period. I felt utterly empty. And I'm on tour with Metallica. You should not feel that way. You should feel like this is a huge part of my career.

And then down the street were all these great restaurants. And I looked at all this stuff and I had this feeling that I did not want to exist anymore. I didn't feel like I wanted to kill myself. I just felt I just wanted to cease being, period. I felt utterly empty. And I'm on tour with Metallica. You should not feel that way. You should feel like this is a huge part of my career.

And then down the street were all these great restaurants. And I looked at all this stuff and I had this feeling that I did not want to exist anymore. I didn't feel like I wanted to kill myself. I just felt I just wanted to cease being, period. I felt utterly empty. And I'm on tour with Metallica. You should not feel that way. You should feel like this is a huge part of my career.

I felt completely empty. And I finally came to the realization, maybe what other people have been telling me, maybe there's a bit of truth to it. Maybe I ought to try and quit drinking and things will get better. So I looked on this table, on this balcony, and I saw all the beer bottles from the night before. And because I'm OCD about things, I had arranged them extremely neatly.

I felt completely empty. And I finally came to the realization, maybe what other people have been telling me, maybe there's a bit of truth to it. Maybe I ought to try and quit drinking and things will get better. So I looked on this table, on this balcony, and I saw all the beer bottles from the night before. And because I'm OCD about things, I had arranged them extremely neatly.

I felt completely empty. And I finally came to the realization, maybe what other people have been telling me, maybe there's a bit of truth to it. Maybe I ought to try and quit drinking and things will get better. So I looked on this table, on this balcony, and I saw all the beer bottles from the night before. And because I'm OCD about things, I had arranged them extremely neatly.

All the labels were facing the same way. And they were in a very neat row on this little table. And I looked at these beer bottles and I realized they were a metaphor for my life because I had become nothing more but an empty container to pour alcohol into. And while everything on the outside of my life, like I had a job, had a wife, had money, everything looked orderly like those beer bottles.

All the labels were facing the same way. And they were in a very neat row on this little table. And I looked at these beer bottles and I realized they were a metaphor for my life because I had become nothing more but an empty container to pour alcohol into. And while everything on the outside of my life, like I had a job, had a wife, had money, everything looked orderly like those beer bottles.

All the labels were facing the same way. And they were in a very neat row on this little table. And I looked at these beer bottles and I realized they were a metaphor for my life because I had become nothing more but an empty container to pour alcohol into. And while everything on the outside of my life, like I had a job, had a wife, had money, everything looked orderly like those beer bottles.

But all it would take would just be a little push and everything's broken. Everything falls and shatters. So. It was not a big dramatic thing like you. It wasn't like I woke up under a bridge in a trench coat, you know, clutching a bottle of rock gut wine with no money in my pocket. I just woke up on a hotel balcony and wanted to cease to exist. And I'm like, I have to try something different.

But all it would take would just be a little push and everything's broken. Everything falls and shatters. So. It was not a big dramatic thing like you. It wasn't like I woke up under a bridge in a trench coat, you know, clutching a bottle of rock gut wine with no money in my pocket. I just woke up on a hotel balcony and wanted to cease to exist. And I'm like, I have to try something different.

But all it would take would just be a little push and everything's broken. Everything falls and shatters. So. It was not a big dramatic thing like you. It wasn't like I woke up under a bridge in a trench coat, you know, clutching a bottle of rock gut wine with no money in my pocket. I just woke up on a hotel balcony and wanted to cease to exist. And I'm like, I have to try something different.

And I haven't had a drink or any drugs since that day.

And I haven't had a drink or any drugs since that day.

And I haven't had a drink or any drugs since that day.

The entire continent is nailed down by pubs. There's one on every corner.

The entire continent is nailed down by pubs. There's one on every corner.

The entire continent is nailed down by pubs. There's one on every corner.

Yeah, sure. If you're a guy, Jean, you're over there doing business, but that's interesting that the relationship of alcohol and the Japanese culture.