Welcome To The Jungle, Indeed

G’n'R was one of the great bands of our childhood. And while it’s a shame to see Axl Rose running around with braided hair and calling himself Guns n Roses, we can still remember how badass those guys were in the late 80s and early 90s. And we’ve all watched Behind The Music on all those bands and seen how they got famous, pulled box, bankrolled, stayed up for 2 weeks on a sickner mix of heroin and crack, lost it all, and now preach their stories to the children or whatever. But sometimes it’s awesome to hear it as an autobiography. Check out this passage from Slash’s self-told story (thanks for Furr for the tip)

Soon I started speedballing heavily and really enjoyed the unique brand of hallucinatory paranoia that comes with it. No one had taught me to speedball; I just thought it would be like a narcotic Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup. Coke and heroin were two great tastes that I knew would go great together. The rush of the coke would send me up and then the dope would kick in and the trip would take a wonderful turn; and the two would weave in and out of each other from there on out. I’d always end up shooting all of the heroin before I’d mowed through the coke, so usually I’d get wired to the point of an impending heart attack. At the end of those nights, I was also often left with the distinct feeling that I was being watched, so I started to think that walking around my house armed to the teeth was a good idea.

I bought a bunch of guns: a shotgun, a .38 Special, a .44 Magnum, and a few revolvers. I used to keep my .38 in the back of my pants, and after Megan went to sleep, and after I’d shot up enough coke and heroin, I’d walk around the house thinking about things while watching the little hallucinatory figures that started to pop up in the corners of my vision. I’d see them dive and roll off of the top of the curtain rods or run along the baseboards in my peripheral vision, but every time I tried to look at them head-on, they’d disappear. Around then I stopped talking to everyone I knew and started doing a great deal of drawing. Throughout my life, my drawings have always reflected what I was into at the time. During this period, I drew nothing but dinosaurs and assorted graphic designs and logos.

If you think that is impressive, wait until you read the whole passage. He’s been dancing with Mr. Brownstone. He’s been knockin, and he won’t leave Slash alone.

-Stamos-