Randy Blythe

addict writer slash musician slash artist artist that's a great cultural myth and some of my favorite writers were these masculine dudes like Hemingway and uh Hunter S Thompson and Bukowski like every other angst riddled 20 year old male or whatever I love these writers and I still do so I did all the things that these great writers did like I drank and they but

addict writer slash musician slash artist artist that's a great cultural myth and some of my favorite writers were these masculine dudes like Hemingway and uh Hunter S Thompson and Bukowski like every other angst riddled 20 year old male or whatever I love these writers and I still do so I did all the things that these great writers did like I drank and they but

addict writer slash musician slash artist artist that's a great cultural myth and some of my favorite writers were these masculine dudes like Hemingway and uh Hunter S Thompson and Bukowski like every other angst riddled 20 year old male or whatever I love these writers and I still do so I did all the things that these great writers did like I drank and they but

Did a respectable amount of womanizing and even got some fistfights from time to time. I did all the stuff that those great writers were doing, except for the writing part. Right? I'm practicing to become an artist. So I bought into that cultural mythos of the damaged artist, the alcoholic artist.

Did a respectable amount of womanizing and even got some fistfights from time to time. I did all the stuff that those great writers were doing, except for the writing part. Right? I'm practicing to become an artist. So I bought into that cultural mythos of the damaged artist, the alcoholic artist.

Did a respectable amount of womanizing and even got some fistfights from time to time. I did all the stuff that those great writers were doing, except for the writing part. Right? I'm practicing to become an artist. So I bought into that cultural mythos of the damaged artist, the alcoholic artist.

And it's certainly, that's a fear, I think, amongst musicians, writers, artists of all sorts that become alcoholics or drug addicts, that when they stop doing whatever their preferred poison is, their creative abilities will abandon them. I have found it's complete nonsense. In fact, I did not become a published author until I became sober.

And it's certainly, that's a fear, I think, amongst musicians, writers, artists of all sorts that become alcoholics or drug addicts, that when they stop doing whatever their preferred poison is, their creative abilities will abandon them. I have found it's complete nonsense. In fact, I did not become a published author until I became sober.

And it's certainly, that's a fear, I think, amongst musicians, writers, artists of all sorts that become alcoholics or drug addicts, that when they stop doing whatever their preferred poison is, their creative abilities will abandon them. I have found it's complete nonsense. In fact, I did not become a published author until I became sober.

I talked a lot about writing a book one day when I was drinking, but it wasn't until I stripped away that poison I was putting in my brain that I was able to exert myself creatively long enough to complete a book. And it's, as you well know, it's not an easy task writing a book.

I talked a lot about writing a book one day when I was drinking, but it wasn't until I stripped away that poison I was putting in my brain that I was able to exert myself creatively long enough to complete a book. And it's, as you well know, it's not an easy task writing a book.

I talked a lot about writing a book one day when I was drinking, but it wasn't until I stripped away that poison I was putting in my brain that I was able to exert myself creatively long enough to complete a book. And it's, as you well know, it's not an easy task writing a book.

I think for me, I didn't have much choice but to jump into the chaos as a sober person because I realized on that day, I realized when I woke up on that day in Australia that I'm going to die if I keep doing this. It's going to kill me because I did not drink just a little bit. I drank a lot and I had tried to quit drinking while at home a few times and it didn't work.

I think for me, I didn't have much choice but to jump into the chaos as a sober person because I realized on that day, I realized when I woke up on that day in Australia that I'm going to die if I keep doing this. It's going to kill me because I did not drink just a little bit. I drank a lot and I had tried to quit drinking while at home a few times and it didn't work.

I think for me, I didn't have much choice but to jump into the chaos as a sober person because I realized on that day, I realized when I woke up on that day in Australia that I'm going to die if I keep doing this. It's going to kill me because I did not drink just a little bit. I drank a lot and I had tried to quit drinking while at home a few times and it didn't work.

I would not drink but still take drugs of some sort to to level out until i could go back on tour and get drunk again so i'm on tour in australia with metallica and i have this moment and i'm like i have to stop and i have to stop now it cannot wait anymore i cannot push this to the side anymore and i

I would not drink but still take drugs of some sort to to level out until i could go back on tour and get drunk again so i'm on tour in australia with metallica and i have this moment and i'm like i have to stop and i have to stop now it cannot wait anymore i cannot push this to the side anymore and i

I would not drink but still take drugs of some sort to to level out until i could go back on tour and get drunk again so i'm on tour in australia with metallica and i have this moment and i'm like i have to stop and i have to stop now it cannot wait anymore i cannot push this to the side anymore and i

my first day sober i woke up and at this sort of realization that i had to at least try and there were some sober guys on the tour from metallica's crew including james hetfield the guitar player so i went i didn't drink until i got to the show that evening and i'm like please help me please i don't know what i'm doing i'm losing my mind and

my first day sober i woke up and at this sort of realization that i had to at least try and there were some sober guys on the tour from metallica's crew including james hetfield the guitar player so i went i didn't drink until i got to the show that evening and i'm like please help me please i don't know what i'm doing i'm losing my mind and