I am amazed Baker is still breathing. I hope Joe Walsh can hang on.
Stevie Nicks said they used to do so much blow together that she knew it
would eventually kill both of them.
I came to the conclusion that Walsh had become my favorite rock
guitarist. Though not producing like he used to, and not touring on his
own due to "Eagle-ization", his past catalog (going back 40 years) and
live performances really make my day.
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Paul Braun wrote:
> John Hermanson wrote:
>> I still have my vinyl 2 disc set of Ginger Bakers Air Force.
>>
>> Surely an amazing drummer. According to his own words he lives in
>> seclusion in South Africa and is known in the area as a drug user /
>> dealer. When Cream did their short reunion tour, he was regularly
>> screaming at Jack Bruce on stage for playing too loud.
>
> This irritates me. I'm friends with a number of musicians, including
> several that were quite big in the '80's.
>
> Most rock stars go through the wild booze-and-drugs phase, but then
> realize it's killing them and eventually sober up. At that point, they
> realize they feel better, play better. The ones I know are generally
> still a lot of fun to be around, but with the added attraction of not
> being whacked out on blow and whiskey.
>
> I guess I don't understand the mechanics of addiction, but one would
> think if you saw most of your peers flame out in a drug-addled crash,
> you'd think twice about what you're doing to yourself.
>
> Look at Entwistle. He saw what happened to Moon and several of his
> other friends, yet he died in a Vegas hotel room after a night of Remy
> Martin, hookers and blow. Makes for good headlines, I suppose, but what
> a tragic waste of a phenomenal talent.
>
> On the other end, Entwistle's friend Joe Walsh is a great example of
> someone who pulled himself through. Nobody partied harder than Walsh
> over the years, but he saw what was happening and got help. He's been
> completely clean and sober for almost 15 years now.
>
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