Music is the career I'm lucky enough to get paid for, but I have other desires and passions.

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Drugs are not the way to the light. They won't lead to a fairy-tale life, they lead to suffering.

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People have a right to ask questions and dig deep when you're hurting people and things around you.

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Andrew Wood's death changed things for a few weeks. I probably got even heavier into drugs after that.

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We survived a Slayer crowd every night for about 50 days and thought we could do about anything after that.

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I found out through the Internet that I have AIDS. I learned that I was dead. Where else would I find these things?

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I was in a band when I was 15. We were a glam band. Then I couldn't afford to buy makeup. At the time that was the thing.

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We started this band as kids, and as time has gone on, we've grown and are learning to accommodate each others' differences.

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It was all about music, about getting your friends to come and see you play. I don't see that same intimacy happening very much today.

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I don't think any drug that can cause brain damage, failing kidneys, hardening arteries, pain, and suffering should be made available.

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