actually, it is quite true; personally at least...
my late uncle who taught me guitar riffs and stuff got admitted
to a mental institution in his mid-30s after a bout of depression
and drug abuse. he free-lanced as a session guitarist. never
really had a full time job and is basically a free
spirit. when he came out, he couldn't hold on a regular job.
he ended up not cutting his hair and smoked himself to death
with liver failure at 40.
i felt partly guilty at that time becos i used to
`sneaked' him ciggies when no one in the family is looking.
i still have his guitar, here sitting in my
study room. but i hardly touch the guitar anymore....
..........except recently when i picked up the guitar hero III
just to pass time late at night when the kids are asleep.
.....it is the ciggies that killed your uncle, not heavy metal
music
