Eric should have thought about avoiding the needle
a long long time ago.
Eric should have thought about avoiding the needle
a long long time ago.
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He did.
I read his autobiography a while back, very interesting. Yes, he got into heroin and had to kick it twice, the first time cold turkey on his own. Locked himself in a room and didn’t come out for 3 or 4 days till he was clean.
But he never used needles, he snorted it. He said he probably wasted a hell of a lot of it since snorting takes a lot more than mainlining does.
He also quit alcohol and cigarettes eventually, he’s been addicted to just about everything at some time or other. And eventually quit it all too. At one point he was drinking so heavy his playing was really going downhill, he basically stayed too drunk to play. Audiences were leaving concerts disappointed...I think he said the Journeyman album was done right after he sobered up. I know it’s great, some of his best work on that one. Several tunes I really liked a lot.
He had to go into a rehab to get off the booze, he finally ended up on his knees crying, hit rock bottom and realized it was time to get help.
But he never used needles. Always snorted it.