Has the Needle Claimed Another Talented Musician?
It’s so tragic
Taylor Hawkins, the drummer for the rock band The Foo Fighters has passed away. He was found in a hotel room in Colombia. Many drugs were also in the apartment.
Whenever this happens, I, like everyone else ask why? Do people think they are invulnerable? Do they think that they can abuse their bodies and come away unscathed?
He leaves a family behind
Taylor Hawkins had a wife and three kids. He still chose to party like a Rock Star. What drives a person to do something like that? it’s incredibly selfish.
Addiction is a terrible thing. Several years ago, I read the” Heroin Diaries” by Nikki Six. It was terrible what Heroin did to him. I saw an interview with him after I read the book.
He still craves heroin
He said he “craved it to this day, but I hate the drug.” I have read enough books and I remember enough from my college Psychology classes.
I understand why addicts keep using, and why it’s so hard to stop. but I can’t wrap my head around why people try the stuff in the first place.
Cocaine at one time was thought to be harmless, but we all know now that’s not true, but people still try the crap. Heroin has always been a dirty drug.
It’s a spiritual problem
Opiates have enslaved and killed people for centuries. The Cartels still have a growing Industry. Once someone tries these drugs for the first time, they are going to try them again, and they will be hooked.
It has always been my belief that drug abuse is a Spiritual problem. I believe that it’s a spiritual problem. People have a void, and they try to fill that void by abusing substances.
I can’t imagine being rich at a young age, with no one to tell me “ NO”
Celebrities reach a level of fame where people surround them that will say “ yes” to anything they ask for. Most Rock Musicians start and find fame when they are quite young.
I can’t imagine what I would have done in my late teens and early twenties. If I had thousands of dollars to spend, and no one to tell me “no.”
I was watching TV years ago. There was a stand-up comedian on, he said that someone told him, “ Cocaine makes you more than what you are.”
Drugs do no good for anyone
The comedian asked the audience, “ what if you’re an asshole?” My point is, drugs do nothing for anyone. Drugs lead to destruction, and once they are tried they are hard to stop.
Fill the void with something positive
Something must be done to stop the use of the stuff, to begin with, and the best way to do that is to get right with God.
