Report: STEVEN ADLER - Back From The Brink And Ready To Rock
March 12, 2009, 15 years ago
Maryville Daily Times has issued the following report from Steve Wildsmith:
His drumming helped propel Appetite For Destruction, the 1987 album by GUNS N' ROSES, to not only become the highest-selling debut in history, but to sell, over the past 22 years, more than 18 million copies.
But it's only in the last six months has STEVEN ADLER been able to enjoy the fruits of his labor.
Sure, he's received financial compensation for the five years he spent behind the kit for what, at the time, was billed as "the most dangerous rock band in the world." He's even parlayed his success into a touring band that relies heavily on GN'R covers - ADLER'S APPETITE, which performs Sunday night at Big Mama's Karaoke Cafe in Seymour.
But after a two-decade battle with addiction, Adler has managed to put together six months of clean time, he told The Daily Times this week - and that makes the past six months a rebirth of sorts.
"Making it one day is a long time, and I've made it, like, six months," he said, voice filled with jubilation and the enthusiasm of newfound sobriety. "The last time I did anything goofy like that was on the show (Sober House, a VH-1 reality show spin-off of Celebrity Rehab, both of which featured Adler), when I got arrested (last summer). I've been so lucky, and I've got a great team of people around me; I've got my best friend Slash back in my life; and I'm happier than ever."It's like I'm seeing things for the first time. To have survived everything I went through - a stroke, the band - and get a second chance at life, it's crazy. And I'm so grateful I did those two shows. As much as I despised rehab and the whole AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) crap, it works!"
Read the full report at Maryville Daily Times.
