A major record company president once told me I’d probably never be a star because, as he put it, “You wouldn’t kill your mother for it.”  Although this may have been an oversimplification, it takes a special personality to strive for and thrive in the spotlight.  And fame isn’t always sought, sometimes forced, but even those who chase the limelight eventually get burned.  From Monroe, Garland, Joplin, Morrison, Hendrix, Presley to Phoenix, Houston, Jackson, and Prince, the list of drug and alcohol casualties is sobering.

Loss of Self