Rehab is cute in your 20’s. At 56, not so much.
It’s better late than never.
I would need rehab if all I did was play the same handful of songs over, and over, and over and over. Concert after Concert, tour after tour. The monotony and boredom would have to become crushing to the point of despair and hopelessness..
Motley Crue, Poison, Aerosmith, etc. have destroyed hotel rooms. Orgies with underage girls. Tons of cocaine, heroin, and alcohol abuse. Yet, they're celebrated and revered by fans and even in music media.
But Snoop Dogg smokes a joint and he's a thug glorifying violence.
Better than a funeral for him or anyone on the road.
I generally hate metal music but certainly make an exception for this one. The spectacle of this song in front of hundred of thousands of people after the fall of the Soviet Union still gives me goose bumps.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W7wqQwa-TU
I hope he gets better, he’s actually one of the more conservative Rockers out there.
“I kind of got sick of the Bay Area, the attitudes of the people there, a little bit. They talk about how diverse they are, and things like that, and it’s fine if you’re diverse like them. But showing up with a deer on the bumper doesn’t fly in Marin County. My form of eating organic doesn’t vibe with theirs.”
-James Hetfield
On a tour like this that rakes in millions, Metallica has at least 100 support people depending on Metallica for paychecks. These are the people Hetfield screwed by his irresponsible behavior. I wish him luck in defeating his (alcohol) demons. Good luck and prayers/