How so many legacy rock band member where insanely fit with all the touring, smoking, drinking and drugs
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I think a lot of the hard partying was probably exaggerated. Comparatively, a lot of them did party harder than most — after all, someone who’s only tried cocaine once has already done more coke than the average person. But you’ve probably known “hard drinkers” or functioning addicts who’ve “partied” harder than many of these entertainers.
Practically speaking, you can only be incapacitated so much of the time before you’re unable to record an album or perform consistently on stage. And many of those who did party as hard as their reputations suggest actually were known for being unreliable. That’s where you get into your Amy Winehouses and your George “no show” Joneses. A few years back, there was some footage going around Youtube of some particularly terrible Aerosmith performances from the 70s, and yeah, that’s what a truly messy drug addiction looks like.
I remember reading a quote from Mick Jagger where he essentially said as much — basically, we all partied, but you only have so much time to party when you’re constantly playing shows and recording albums. The exception of course would be Keith Richards — and again, functioning addict. Some people are perfectly capable of taking maintenance doses and holding down a job. But how much of that was “crazy partying” and how much of that was just Keith alone in his hotel room shooting up after a show?
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