Could be any kind of performer be it comedian, podcaster, actor, etc.
I remember back when I was young, there was one of them country guys who did stand up, and he always had either scotch or whiskey during his routines. He belonged to the you might be a redneck…group.
Ron white. Huh I thought he was dead.
Ron White. The only funny one in blue collar comedy
I don’t know. I may not have liked all of the stuff he did, but the larry the cable guy bit had some good ones, and foxworthy’s bit about drug side effects was well done.
Larry and Foxworthy had a couple good bits but that was about it for me. I found White at least was consistently funny.
Love his skits
They call me… Tater Salad
And now he’s sober.
Still alive and on the wagon.
The whisky keeps him preserved
According to his wiki page he quit drinking after an Ayahuasca trip.
Hey, good for him. The pictures of him do seem better.
My high school music teacher went to a Dragonforce concert circa 2008. He said they were completely wasted, didn’t sound anything like the album, and barely knew where they were. Just an absolute waste of time. He got an autograph from one of them (must’ve paid for a VIP ticket or something) and they wrote “wish I didn’t have to meet you, asshole.”
He liked them a lot less after that
Guns and Roses pulled that shit on me on '91. Couldn’t even tell what song Axle was on he was so fucking wasted. And the acoustics were awful.
We were tripping acid and got turned around on the road trip to OKC, missed some opening band called Smashing Pumpkins.
Good on you the smashing pumpkins aren’t all that good
Doug Stanhope
came here for this
“shut up I’m pouring funny down my throat”
Thing is, he might be a mostly-functional alcoholic, but he pulls it off. Is he drunk during his routine? Maybe, probably. But goddamn, is he on point the whole show. I’ve had the chance to see him a few times, and would absolutely do it again if he ever came anywhere within a four hour drive of me.
Will always remember him talking about it with phony aa boy jim Norton. On jim quitting drinking at 18 Doug said “oh so you didn’t even flesh it out”
Never seen any of his routines ever be messy. Absolute functional.
“I’m Doug Stanhope, and that’s why I drink”
You could say this about most standup comedians. The sober ones are the weird ones!
Joe Cocker is famous for being pretty fucked up almost all the time. I watched a documentary, going to a concert of his was like maybe he’ll be able to do more than one song.
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I saw JC twice during the 70s & 1 of those performances Cocker was sooo fn drunk he went behind the drummer & puked, then passed out!
Well… his recordings are great?
The singer of Smash Mouth seemed to really hate that people only cared about All Star. His latest shows were) had some drunk rants. He’s dead now
You mean the guy who drank himself to death after performing at Sturgis during COVID?
Chris Jericho? Oh the “to death” part hasn’t materialized yet, just the 80lbs of booze weight.
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edit: don’t know what’s more pathetic. my attempt to start the meme or the fact that !SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works holds a grudge for some dumbass reason.
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I didn’t read the book and didn’t know what that name meant, so I’m amused to find out that’s a characters name and not just an out of place reference to some Slutty Barf Fest party in the Hitchiker’s Guide to the Universe universe
He’s dead? Thats nice.
I’m an 80’s boy, and a documentary was made about my rock stars and their drinking habits (among other things).
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
As an extra aside, I can’t imagine that Lemmy spent any day sober since leaving Hawkwind until the day he died. When he was told he was sick and needed to stop drinking, he gave up whiskey and started drinking a case or more of wine every day. God, I miss Lemmy. 😁
Yeah, Lemmy wasn’t acting. He was living it.
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Alestorm. They play pirate drinking metal, so it’s pretty on brand
He got sober in the 90s, but Elton John was notorious for using shit-tons of cocaine back in the day and was an alcoholic as well.
The “Musician” category is cheating
It’s literally the question I asked.
I was listening to Knowledge Fight which isn’t a regular listen for me, and it sounds to me like that Alex Jones dude is just shit faced at all times.
Bizzy Bone from Bone-Thugs-n-Harmony. Dude was a serious alcoholic. Saw his show back in like 2012 or 13, I forget the exact date, and he was completely shitfaced. He carried a handle of vodka and a bucket up onto the stage with him and alternated between drinking straight out of the bottle and then coughing/spitting/possibly puking into the bucket between songs. People in the crowd were like wtf man. It was disgusting. He had a fucked up childhood, so I’m not surprised he hit the bottle hard, but damn.
Buddy of mine went to see Joe Cocker and dude passed out at the mic before singing anything. They refunded everyone.
Weirdly, killed by lung cancer instead…
I wonder what would everyone do if instead he sang out of tune?
I don’t know, man, I think I might just stand up and walk out on him
oh baby now!
I think this is what Feelin Alright is about
Dylan Moran, maybe not drunk necessarily but he is always drinking wine on the stage during his sets from memory.
Moran quit smoking in 2014 and became teetotal in 2018, but has since resumed drinking.
Good for him
Shane MacGowan. Exhibit A: Irish Rover (he comes in around 0:38)
Legendary. Bear in mind that a lot of The Pogues’ lyrics are about getting hammered.
I see your Irish Rover and raise you A rainy night in Soho with Nick Cave.
Pepper Coyote.
Apparently, the drunker he is by the end of the set, the funnier “No Cock, Like Horse Cock” gets. Unfortunately when I saw him live, he gave away all his booze to the audience! 😩
Unabashedly one of my favorite songs.
Was Sid Vicious ever sober?
