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Re: Marc Canter Talks on MyGnR
In Axl's defense though
Dealing with a bunch of drug addicts and alcoholics when u are clean is a fucking chore. So I can sympathize with what he had to endure
Was Axl really clean? I know he wasn't as fucked up as everybody else was, but I don't recall him being a saint either.
Re: Marc Canter Talks on MyGnR
Axl managed to keep his drug and alcohol use "recreational" and never became an addict. I dare say there was a fair bit of charlie floating around backstage and he would have helped himself when the notion took him, but I dont think he ever fell into the addiction trap of taking cocaine on waking etc.
I remember reading how in the early days the only time he would take downers would be to help him sleep if he was really struggling to settle down.
I dont even remember reading about Axl being drunk back in the day, no doubt he would have partied hearty with the best of them but I think he kept himself in check for the most part.
I agree with D, I've been there myself and its no fun hanging out with alcoholics and druggies day in day out when you are straight and sober. I was at the end of my tether years ago with some of the guys I grew up with, and it was only when I cleaned up we drifted apart, it was buds for life beforehand.
I think Axl is still partial to the odd upper, the pictures from the London after show accoustic performance showed him with pupils like saucers, I think he was on speed or something. Thats a bastard of a come down off that shit and sure enough he never finished the next show, he became ill with "low blood pressure". 
Re: Marc Canter Talks on MyGnR
Ive been in a few bands in my day and I've always been sober
I was in one last year that was a drink/drug fest and it was a pain in the ass to the point i quit.
Final straw was when our drummer got high and hitchiked to NY........
We were a damn good band though but u couldn't get shit accomplished cause they'd want to play for 30 minutes and sit around and drink and get high for an hour.
