Skid Row’n riveissä maailmanmaineeseen noussut Sebastian Bach oli alkoholisti kahdenkymmenenviiden vuoden ajan. Tai ainakin hän joi alkoholia joka päivä ja paljon joikin.
Bach puhui brittimedialle Sonisphere-festivaalilla ja nämä tarinat on parempi ottaa englanniksi, jotta Bachin selostuksen kaikki nyanssit tulevat esiin:
– I drank every night of my life for probably 25 years – every fucking night. And I loved it. But you have to make a choice of whether you wanna be in this for a long time or not be your best. It’s a very challenging environment. So I just wanna be the best I can be.
– Drinking is… You know the game monopoly? Do not pass ”Go”, do not collect $200, go straight to jail? That’s, like, what drinking is for me. I just get pretty crazy on it, and I don’t know when to stop. Some people can be social and have a drink now and then. When I start drinking, I don’t know when to stop.
– I know this is gonna come as a shock to the continent of Europe, but I don’t drink anymore. Pretty fucking weird and crazy, isn’t it? I’m not exactly straight-edge, but I don’t drink alcohol. I might have a smoke once in awhile, but I don’t drink.
Sillä lailla. Ja tällä lailla Bach vetelee uusimmalla sooloalbumillaan: