Archive of people with known drug/alcohol problems. Some are my recovery hero's... some did not win the battle... but for the grace of God, there goes I
Richie Supa is a singer/songwriter who has 5 solo albums and has written songs for Aerosmith, Ozzy, Johnny Winter, Bon Jovi and Willie Nelson to name a few. He is a strong force behind the scenes with Aerosmith. Here is another video with Richie singing Amazing that he co-wrote with Steven Tyler
Amazing - cowritten by Steven Tyler and Richie Supa
2 dudes in recovery... doin it clean and sober not dead!
Steven Tyler wearing his chips out loud
Steven Tyler enjoyed 20 years of sobriety prior to his relapse in 2009. He knew what to do. He knew where to get help. Steve finished a 90 day rehab program in February 2010. He is working the 12 steps of AA. One step at a time, one day at a time, it works.... it really does.
Jani Lane
Not Clean and Sober but Dead at age 47
Jani was the lead singer for Warrant. A real talented musician. He had a beautiful voice, played many instruments and wrote some great songs. Five of his songs were top 40 which includes Cherry Pie, Heaven and Down Boys. Jani was in and out Warrant many times due to a long running problems with alcohol and drugs. He was found dead on the 12 of August at age 47. No cause of death as of yet but alcohol was found in the room. In this video Jani is singing at the American Music Awards. The night before he had a little "incident" and as a result sports a black eye and a band-aid on the side of his head. I'm impressed he still went on the AMA's and sang.
Warrant still plays with a new singer but they are different without the awesome talent of Jani Lane.
Alcoholism plays for keeps... no matter how we try to think we are different or how truly special we are... with alcohol we are just another drunk with a life threatening illness and the deck of cards stacked against us.
Amy Winehouse
September 14,1983 - July 23 2011
Alcoholism/Addiction plays for keeps
The first time I saw Amy Winehouse was on the David Letterman show. She had an interesting punk retro look and her music's vibe was contageous. I was smitten from the get go. I had to know more about her. I looked her up on the internet and was overwhelmed with the life she lived. A train wreck in the making every day. A sad reminder the life as an alcoholic/addict is a terrible thing. Amy was living life as an untreated alcoholic/addict daily in the media's eye as a celebrity. It was not a pretty sight. I went from smitten to thinking "whats that smell" everytime I saw her. A bad news funk just seemed to be her aura.
I'm sure the life of a celebrity with such scrutiny on ones out of control behavior as an alcoholic/addict is a ton of extra weight in an already losing situation. My friend Bud always said you don't quit dancing with the gorilla until the gorilla is through dancing. Amy always seemed to be ragged from the dance. The gorilla threw her around and walked all over her and killed another one of us.
I was sad for Amy knowing how difficult life is as an alcoholic/addict. I was sad for Amy not being able to face the demons and find relief as I had found by working some simple steps tought to me in Alcoholics Anonymous. I was sad for Amy that she died as an alcoholic/addict never finding out that one does not have to be continue in that endless tiring trap of alcoholism/addiction. Amy never found out that there is an easier, softer way. Amy died today at age 27. Read Russell Brand's "For Amy" by clicking here.
Amy has joined Club 27. Here are others who died when they were 27 years of age - Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Janice Joplin, Jim Morrison, Robert Johnson and Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones.
Alcoholism/addiction plays for keeps. Bye Amy.... God bless
Amy Winehouse on The Late Show with David Letterman
