SLASH Interviewed By CNN - "I've Done More In The Last Four Years Than I Could Have Possibly Done If I Was Still Using"
August 25, 2010, 14 years ago
CNN.com is reporting:
He's the rock demigod who lives and breathes music, but whose heart beats thanks in part to a pacemaker.
The former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist, whose real name is Saul Hudson, is probably the most recognizable man in rock 'n' roll. Yet beneath the mane of curly locks and leather top hat is a devoted musician who kicked a drug and alcohol addiction because it was getting in way of the music.
"I was a productive junkie ... I was driven by music. I did have these distractions, but I managed to be functional as best as I possibly could," he told CNN.
"What helped clean me up at the end of the day was the fact that, after a while, it started to get in the way of being able to do what it is I wanted to do... I've done more in the last four years than I could have possibly done if I was still using," he continued.
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