I don't drink or smoke or do drugs...been off them all for over 30 years. They became a major problem, so I quit.

I had played plenty of gigs under the influence, and I always thought it helped me play better...until, someone recorded the band one night...I was pretty awful.



Last year, at a dinner gig, one couple asked if they could buy me a drink, and I said, "No thanks, I'm allergic to alcohol."

"You are?"

"Yes," I said, "When I drink, I break out in spots!"

"You do?"

"Yes," I replied, very seriously, "Bars, legions, nightclubs, bootleggers, and occasionally, jail!"


Ian