My anger made me drink as an escape from reality, a way of forgetting. But you don't know when the medicinal effect ends and the poisoning begins ... This is my sixth year of sobriety. Overcoming alcoholism has been my greatest challenge and my greatest reward.

I lose all control after two drinks of anything

My name is real, which probably explains why I never became a superstar... how would that look in lights?

There are zillions of people who say that alcoholism is a disease, but not many of them believe it

I am responsible for no one but myself.

So many people have really wanted to die. They seem ashamed to say so. I think it would help if they would say so

I've always had bronchitis. I've been administered the Sacrament of Death three times for it