off-brand discount soda, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, and massive amounts of amphetamine

gary stewart is one of ross’s favorite singers. from a remembrance of him:

At this point in the saga, I have failed to mention that Gary Stewart was not your standard issue Nashville factory line singer neither vocally or in attitude. He proudly and rather openly loved drugs. Cocaine, painkillers, and speed were just part of the diet. Check out 1981’s “Honky Tonk Man” on YouTube. It sounds like a man singing from the substance abuse section of a psychiatric ward.

In 1987 writer Jimmy McDonough went on a mission to find Stewart, which took him to Fort Pierce. The king of honky-tonk heartbreak was living in a trailer with the windows painted black. His sustenance was off-brand discount soda, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, and massive amounts of amphetamine. Overall, he was pretty happy.

(via countryhixs)

(via King Of The Honky Tonks Gary Stewart Remembered | rock nyc)

THE MAN KNEW HIMSELF