

We don’t want that for our loved ones but wouldn’t it be better to find out why someone does any of the above, rather than just slate the person? Im not a user of drugs or alcohol (except prescribed pain killers) btw. I get that people don’t want that around their lives & for their loved ones, but its very easy to become a lost soul & try to find yourself in anything, be that drink, drugs, self harm, etc. He just knows that he is meant to despise drug users. I heard someone recently say, “whats the loss in a junky†& I say, fuck him. The sadness of their story & the lost of the lead singer & his artistic ability still shining through despite his loss & addiction is admirable. My own stupidity cost me years of enjoying a bands brilliance. Recent live events have given me a lot of free time in recent years & recently ‘discovered’ that I was far too hasty by dismissing them, & have been enjoying their music as much as I ever did with Nirvana & Pearl Jam. Weirdly, living through Nirvana, Pearl Jam, etc, era, I always just overlooked Alice in Chains because I heard one of their tunes & I wasn’t overly impressed by them.
