eyes of Disarray "Has Scott ever commented on the legitimacy of this story?" I asked me the same question, and was interested to read about that period and incident in his book. scott doesn't mention that 2001 incident. not one word about it in his book. but we all know how much information, and stations of his life and interesting events were missing in scotts book. marys book was way more coherent and gave a better picture, and was way more complex also.
I still don't fully understand why scott is out of control with his drinking habit. for me there is also a prescription meds problem, the late 2008, 2010, 2011 and so on, interviews are evidence enough i think. mary wrote in her book that he started "drinking heavily somewhat even before michaels death ", before his brother passed away in early 2007. 2006 mary and scott made an holiday, don't know where, forgot it, but i remember that she wrote, she begged him to stop drinking, before they took the flight. his book released in 2010, there he wrotes that he knows god "damn well that hes a drunk", that he sees it not as suicidal after kicking the hard stuff, but said it did fatal harm. 2011 in that troubled, sad howard stern interview he siad it goes back and forward with drinking. in his book he also indirectly names reasons for his drinking, he doesn't want to be alone anymore, for example. now he isn't alone anymore.
but someone on this forum, some months ago, mentioned, i think "scott rumour" was the title, and stpjudge the one who wrote, "scott is drinking all day. every day. its real bad" I think even if he hasn't the reasons, pain and sorrows for drinking anymore, I mean at the moment , he is married , that means being not alone anymore compared to 2011, and at the moment not a slave to the road/ touring, he still seems drinking like before. and thats when a addiction, or a habit is out of control. and muscians who know him, have played with him like richard patrick, post on facebook and say during an acoustic show "that scott is sick and needs help" patrick is a recovering alcoholic himself.
but if you see and hear some of the interviews he made, from late 2008 howard stern, where he says he is on the h. substitute suboxone, alternative to methadone. and some of the radio interviews, or the 2010 I think Alan Cross interview, for his clothing line, the stern 2011 interview, the pnc 2008 show, glassy and shiny eyes...
especially the interviews, with his struggle for words, and long pauses, from my experience i can tell you that is not only alcohol, there are sedatives (addicting stuff, like xanax) and maybe the stronger painkillers, codeine and his synthetic cousins, vicodine and oxycontine , maybe the opioid tramadol too..those 3 mentioned medications, are synthetic opiates. in the mix too, could be wrong but the signs can't be denied...
the slurring, the slow speech, pinned ,tiny eyes, its not my business, but its sad, after reading those books, and his promises to 2011 on stern and on his book, to quit dsrinking, all these years later still drinking, and as I mentoined he never talks about pills, painkillers, tranquilizer, i think like elvis he thinks that is medicine, a doctor prescribed it, its legal... so its not "a hard drug"
but do you remember before they went on tour to promote the self titled album, and robert de leo, said scott is poppin' pills, he needs help, he can't go on tour ?
I hope he can put his act together and we get to hear another inspired , versatile and genre mixing album from scott, i'm sure he still can contribute... and maybe he gets away from the booze and without "hot purple china glow" like he sings in adhesive...
