"I just wanted to be drunk, stoned... fucking, on stage... I think underneath it all, it's just being alive-- or being dead or whatever, that counts. And it doesn't really matter which one it is. It's whatever comes first if you know what I'm talking about. 'Cuz I sure as fuck don't." "I could say I'd like to be rich and famous and...
The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression by Andrew Solomon "Self-medication with illicit drugs is frequently counterproductive: while licit anti-depressant meds start off with side effects and build up to desirable effects, the substances of abuse usually start with desirable effects and build up to side effects." Andrew Solomon "Regular use of cocaine or amphetamines may do permanent damage to the dopamine systems...
