[Secret Agent Man]

i have always wondered why we admire people for doing incredibly stupid things likemheavy drinking. why rinking a lot of poison, ‘holding your drink’, is a defining act of manliness. it’s damn idiotic. especially when drinking actually then goes and kills the guy. what the hell is so admirable about that?

[GunRunner]

I think it's less admiration and more fascination. There was a story about Keith Moon and Oliver Reed staying up all night and drinking while they were filming Tommy, The Who rock opera movie.

Reed was up the next morning ready to work and Keith Moon slept all day.

The idea of living a good part of your life inebriated while still being successful holds a certain fascination with people.

I've been hungover enough in my life to know that I don't want to spend any measurable amount of time in that state ever. How some people can work through it is amazing; I certainly couldn't.