DR JOHN IS PEAKING AT 67 AFTER THREE DECADES ON DRUGS

Last updated: Tuesday, June 3, 2008

DR JOHN IS PEAKING AT 67 AFTER THREE DECADES ON DRUGS

Rocker DR JOHN is peaking at the age of 67 - eighteen years after kicking his heroin habit.

Dr John performing at the Rhythm Festival, Clapham. Bedfordshire, England - 04.08.07

The pianist was addicted to the deadly drug for a staggering 34 years, and claims it seriously hindered his music-making.

He says, "(Being straight) gives me more time for music. When you're out there ripping and running in the streets, you don't have a lot of time to do a lot of things. I was always scratching and scrambling, trying to do 40 things to support in a narcotic habit."

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Source: WENN

| Tuesday, June 3, 2008

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