Billy Idol At 58: "I Still Smoke Tons Of Pot"

[Webster]

The Cannibist: At 58, Billy Idol still gets high all the time: ‘I still smoke tons of pot’ (video)

Any Billy Idol fan knows the rocker is no stranger to substances.

Back in his ’80s heyday, Idol had a number of run-ins with the police and emergency room doctors as he OD’d on different drugs.

The subject came up in a recent interview with CBS News, and it’s fascinating listening to Idol talk his way through the old days — including a NYPD sting Idol accidentally came across in Washington Square Park when he was addicted to crack.

So is Idol, now 58 years old, sober?

“I’m not sober,” Idol told CBS. “If I say to myself, ‘I’m never doing anything again,’ I’ll immediately go and do it.”

Idol said there’s no cocaine or heroin in his recreational schedule. And while he does enjoy the occasional alcoholic drink, he’s more focused on another recreational foray.

“I like smoking pot,” Idol said. “I still smoke tons of pot.”

CBS News Interview

 

[Dee]

Well, if he's not putting anyone or himself in danger, then far be it from me to judge him for smoking "tons of pot". xD

 

[identityissues8]

I can't say I'm surprised.
Though, this must be doing a number on him mentally after such prolonged use.

 

[Webster]

I can't say I'm surprised.
Though, this must be doing a number on him mentally after such prolonged use.

He seemed rational enough in the CBS News video linked above in the OP...then again, compared to certain members of The Rolling Stones, he's nothing but an amateur piker....

 

[Damian]

I don't know this guy but who cares, let him do whatever he wants.

 

[identityissues8]

I don't know this guy but who cares, let him do whatever he wants.

Absolutely.
YouTube 'White Wedding' and you'll get it.

 

[Webster]

compared to certain members of The Rolling Stones, he's nothing but an amateur piker....

Webster, my ol' man and I were just saying exactly that same thing!! Most of the Stones are lucky to still be alive, all the shit they've done to their bodies!! Too funny....

Yeah, I sometimes wonder how they've managed to stay alive all these days... *adds deadpans* ..maybe we should, to borrow Anthony Bourdain's words from a recent Parts Unknown episode, try the Keith Richards Health & Longevity Plan and see what happens...