some live fast and die young others
don’t
Multi multi sergeants button is very
sure it’s a cool app whatever welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down our picks for the top 10
musicians whose drug use probably should
have killed them you could also say a
sorted half of Peru but you know it’s
what we did for this list we’ve chosen
musicians who battled their demons for
longer than humanly possible and have
made it through to the other side or at
least to older age I suppose a lot of
people might be frightened to be me but
I’m quite happy to be number 10 Iggy Pop
today he’s got a lust for life but
through the 70s he nursed a heroin habit
rumors even surfaced claiming the
Stooges spray blood from used needles on
to their apartments walls Pop’s
inability to stand up on stage finally
forced him into a mental institution to
get clean though David Bowie smuggled in
drugs eventually he got sober and now
he’s as fit and shirtless as ever
number 9 Eric Clapton
he sang about cocaine but that’s not the
only drug Slowhand fell victim to his
$16,000 a week heroin habit almost drove
him to suicide but he never did it
because then he’d have to stop drinking
I had a couple of rock bottoms which
just brought me to my knees not that
there were any worse than anyone elses
it’s just at some point I hit the inner
wall after withdrawing from his career
and during car crashes health problems
and being so drunk he’d perform lying
down
Clapton finally reached that crossroads
sobered up and founded a rehab center in
Antigua
number 8 /
now he’s clean and doesn’t even smoke
cigarettes then he had an Appetite for
Destruction slash struggled with a
heroin addiction before GN r’s debut
album and Axel Rose threatened to quit
if he didn’t sober up
by 2001 slash was diagnosed with a heart
problem and given only a short time left
to live but therapy and a pacemaker
saved his life and today he has no
regrets but it catches up with you at
some point you don’t see it coming
there’s an invisible line that you cross
number seven even Tyler you didn’t think
he dressed like that sober
Tyler and partner-in-crime Joe Perry
were the toxic twins but his habit of
keeping Jack and cokes or just plain
cocaine on stage prompted multiple rehab
stints he takes you into another state
which isn’t the original state that you
wanted to be in so rape sure rapes you
of all that you that you wanted to be in
the first place
in 2009 Tyler fell off stage after
falling off the wagon and though he
claims it boosted his creativity the
demon of screamin confirms that drugs
damaged his relationships cost him
millions and gave him hepatitis C
snoring that it fell off the stage
snorting lunesta of course go to sleep
you’re snorting it yes I was that shows
you what kind of a drug addict I was
whoa only the finest for me
number six Brian Wilson Wilson needed
more than just good vibrations
hot hash LSD cocaine and more
contributed to the Beach Boys biggest
hits the cocaine was a beautiful high I
mean I could write songs that get an
elated state but the comedown was so
god-awful
I mean it was so long that it lasts this
high that you 2 hours you’ve got to eat
at least two hours of a high and then
you got another hour and a half of
nothing but garbage
Wilson’s drug alcohol and food
addictions also caused his absences from
music and the deterioration of his voice
and mental health Stinson the loony bin
assistance from a controversial
therapist and Rhonda didn’t help however
he made it through
and now Brian’s back
number five Lemmy Kilmister after rody
and scoring drugs for Hendrix and being
fired from Hawkwind for doing the wrong
drugs Lemmy formed pioneering metal
group Motorhead which by the way is a
euphemism for speed freak I said then it
made me a better person I have been
taking it / if you think you can do
without drugs go ahead and do that um
you know because it’s very expensive
hobby true to the name Lemmy consume
speed and acid and each day he drinks a
bottle of whiskey buying bulk that’s my
advice
but he’s anti cocaine and heroin despite
his recent diabetes diagnosis he’s still
rocking and partying as hard as ever
unlike many of his contemporaries
number four Shane MacGowan he should be
the face of anti-drug and answer
drinking campaigns he lost teeth after
bailing during a boozing sesh puked on
fans tried to eat a Beach Boys CD was
ratted out to police by Sinead O’Connor
so he quit heroin and was forced out of
his own band because of his drinking
somehow we made it past his 30s and
today he’s still singing and hitting the
pubs what’s it like how that’s an eye in
the crowd those gorge on number three
Ozzy Osbourne there’s no suit but Ozzy
is ironing
for decades the Prince of Darkness mix
booze with every drug imaginable no no
we did 16 days ago we go over from Japan
he survived overdoses being fired from
Sabbath Randy Rhoads death and pissing
on the Alamo while wearing women’s
clothes
he snorted ants and chomped heads off
bats and doves apparently his DNA makes
him capable of withstanding such abuse
and while he may be forgetful he is
alive wait signal what’s that weak
signal just led to her number – nikki
sixx all members of motley crew lived
the sex drugs and rock and roll
lifestyle but it was Nikki Sixx who sank
deepest into drugs specifically heroin
his troubled childhood and addictive
personality meant this glam rock bassist
had multiple overdoses and near-death
experiences actually can you call being
declared dead a near-death experience I
had a really bad overdose ended up in
the hospital came out shot up again
overdosed again and it was the next
morning I woke up and the light the
light just went on and it was over
number one Keith Richards
you’ve heard the stories five trials on
drug charges used heroin to the late 70s
quit cocaine after falling out of a tree
in 2006 was Johnny Depp’s inspiration
for Captain Jack Sparrow snorted his
father’s ashes honestly I could not
resist I just scooped him up there took
out a straw see a dead Richards credits
his endurance to high-quality drugs and
never using more than necessary
whatever that means either way it’s not
unfair to wonder how this Rolling Stone
made it to old age let’s check in it to
survive it’s not just about living
forever Jackie do you agree with our
list which musicians are you most
surprised or still around for more top
tens about your favorite artist be sure
to subscribe to watchmojo.com
don’t
Multi multi sergeants button is very
sure it’s a cool app whatever welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down our picks for the top 10
musicians whose drug use probably should
have killed them you could also say a
sorted half of Peru but you know it’s
what we did for this list we’ve chosen
musicians who battled their demons for
longer than humanly possible and have
made it through to the other side or at
least to older age I suppose a lot of
people might be frightened to be me but
I’m quite happy to be number 10 Iggy Pop
today he’s got a lust for life but
through the 70s he nursed a heroin habit
rumors even surfaced claiming the
Stooges spray blood from used needles on
to their apartments walls Pop’s
inability to stand up on stage finally
forced him into a mental institution to
get clean though David Bowie smuggled in
drugs eventually he got sober and now
he’s as fit and shirtless as ever
number 9 Eric Clapton
he sang about cocaine but that’s not the
only drug Slowhand fell victim to his
$16,000 a week heroin habit almost drove
him to suicide but he never did it
because then he’d have to stop drinking
I had a couple of rock bottoms which
just brought me to my knees not that
there were any worse than anyone elses
it’s just at some point I hit the inner
wall after withdrawing from his career
and during car crashes health problems
and being so drunk he’d perform lying
down
Clapton finally reached that crossroads
sobered up and founded a rehab center in
Antigua
number 8 /
now he’s clean and doesn’t even smoke
cigarettes then he had an Appetite for
Destruction slash struggled with a
heroin addiction before GN r’s debut
album and Axel Rose threatened to quit
if he didn’t sober up
by 2001 slash was diagnosed with a heart
problem and given only a short time left
to live but therapy and a pacemaker
saved his life and today he has no
regrets but it catches up with you at
some point you don’t see it coming
there’s an invisible line that you cross
number seven even Tyler you didn’t think
he dressed like that sober
Tyler and partner-in-crime Joe Perry
were the toxic twins but his habit of
keeping Jack and cokes or just plain
cocaine on stage prompted multiple rehab
stints he takes you into another state
which isn’t the original state that you
wanted to be in so rape sure rapes you
of all that you that you wanted to be in
the first place
in 2009 Tyler fell off stage after
falling off the wagon and though he
claims it boosted his creativity the
demon of screamin confirms that drugs
damaged his relationships cost him
millions and gave him hepatitis C
snoring that it fell off the stage
snorting lunesta of course go to sleep
you’re snorting it yes I was that shows
you what kind of a drug addict I was
whoa only the finest for me
number six Brian Wilson Wilson needed
more than just good vibrations
hot hash LSD cocaine and more
contributed to the Beach Boys biggest
hits the cocaine was a beautiful high I
mean I could write songs that get an
elated state but the comedown was so
god-awful
I mean it was so long that it lasts this
high that you 2 hours you’ve got to eat
at least two hours of a high and then
you got another hour and a half of
nothing but garbage
Wilson’s drug alcohol and food
addictions also caused his absences from
music and the deterioration of his voice
and mental health Stinson the loony bin
assistance from a controversial
therapist and Rhonda didn’t help however
he made it through
and now Brian’s back
number five Lemmy Kilmister after rody
and scoring drugs for Hendrix and being
fired from Hawkwind for doing the wrong
drugs Lemmy formed pioneering metal
group Motorhead which by the way is a
euphemism for speed freak I said then it
made me a better person I have been
taking it / if you think you can do
without drugs go ahead and do that um
you know because it’s very expensive
hobby true to the name Lemmy consume
speed and acid and each day he drinks a
bottle of whiskey buying bulk that’s my
advice
but he’s anti cocaine and heroin despite
his recent diabetes diagnosis he’s still
rocking and partying as hard as ever
unlike many of his contemporaries
number four Shane MacGowan he should be
the face of anti-drug and answer
drinking campaigns he lost teeth after
bailing during a boozing sesh puked on
fans tried to eat a Beach Boys CD was
ratted out to police by Sinead O’Connor
so he quit heroin and was forced out of
his own band because of his drinking
somehow we made it past his 30s and
today he’s still singing and hitting the
pubs what’s it like how that’s an eye in
the crowd those gorge on number three
Ozzy Osbourne there’s no suit but Ozzy
is ironing
for decades the Prince of Darkness mix
booze with every drug imaginable no no
we did 16 days ago we go over from Japan
he survived overdoses being fired from
Sabbath Randy Rhoads death and pissing
on the Alamo while wearing women’s
clothes
he snorted ants and chomped heads off
bats and doves apparently his DNA makes
him capable of withstanding such abuse
and while he may be forgetful he is
alive wait signal what’s that weak
signal just led to her number – nikki
sixx all members of motley crew lived
the sex drugs and rock and roll
lifestyle but it was Nikki Sixx who sank
deepest into drugs specifically heroin
his troubled childhood and addictive
personality meant this glam rock bassist
had multiple overdoses and near-death
experiences actually can you call being
declared dead a near-death experience I
had a really bad overdose ended up in
the hospital came out shot up again
overdosed again and it was the next
morning I woke up and the light the
light just went on and it was over
number one Keith Richards
you’ve heard the stories five trials on
drug charges used heroin to the late 70s
quit cocaine after falling out of a tree
in 2006 was Johnny Depp’s inspiration
for Captain Jack Sparrow snorted his
father’s ashes honestly I could not
resist I just scooped him up there took
out a straw see a dead Richards credits
his endurance to high-quality drugs and
never using more than necessary
whatever that means either way it’s not
unfair to wonder how this Rolling Stone
made it to old age let’s check in it to
survive it’s not just about living
forever Jackie do you agree with our
list which musicians are you most
surprised or still around for more top
tens about your favorite artist be sure
to subscribe to watchmojo.com
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