Matchbox Twenty - Thomas: 'I Can't Remember First Two Years Of Matchbox Twenty'

19 July 2005 02:49

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Thomas: 'I Can't Remember First Two Years Of Matchbox Twenty'

Reformed rocker ROB THOMAS took so much cocaine at the beginning of his career, he can't remember the first two years of being in his band MATCHBOX TWENTY.

Thomas, who now has a clean and sober lifestyle, admits his heavy use of the drug in the past has caused serious memory loss.

He tells Blender magazine, "When I used to do lots of coke, it would be just to stay in the game. You'd be tired and you'd do it just to stay out and go to bars and meet girls and have a good time...

"There's a two-year period at the beginning of this band that I don't even remember. I can't even imagine what the shows were like.

"There were groups of road families that we had living on the bus for a week and they come up to me now and I'm just like, 'I have no idea who you are.' They're like, 'We stayed with you for two weeks. We came to your house! We saved you from that fire!' I got nothing for you, man. Sorry."

19/07/2005 02:49

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20th July 2005 17:13 ProblemGirl (1)

	Damn Rob! 2 years--Is That All?? Hell Dude! I can't remember the majority of my 20's and a good portion of my 30's! It's amazing that me, AND most of the people I know are alive today to NOT remember. It was a hell of a ride though. I'd do it all again. How about U? At least you haven't given up the Smoke. Great seeing you on the High Times Cover. "Does anyone get "High"? Ahhh there's our People." One Toke Over the Line My Brother. One more thing Rob--The Article says you are now sporting a "healthy" lifestyle as opposed to the coked up years you can't remember. Since your "solo" career began, I couldn't help but notice that---IMHO---you looked a whole hell of a lot better back in that "unhealthy" period. I'm sorry Rob but you look like a sunken eyed, bald-headed shell of your former self. If your current look is healthy---if I were you---I'd get "Back2Good" right fast. At least allow for the long locks! Maybe you wouldn't look like death warmed over quite so much. No matter how you look though---You ARE LOVED. Rock On Sweet Man! <3 forever your, ProblemGirl <3