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“For decades I terrified and annoyed countless people.” Lamb Of God’s Randy Blythe on the karma of being cornered by drunks

“For decades I terrified and annoyed countless people.” Lamb Of God’s Randy Blythe on the karma of being cornered by drunks

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    Randy Blythe of Lamb of God performs at Scotiabank Arena on February 26, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario.

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Lamb of God Frontman Randy Blythe says dealing with the attention of overzealous drunk people is karma for the decades he spent terrorizing and annoying others before getting sober.

The vocalist is celebrating 14 years of sobriety and says he can handle being in the company of other people who still drink.

And considering his antics before giving up alcohol, he says he can hardly complain about being the sober one in a room full of drunk or high people.

Blythe tells The Lydian Spin: “Seeing people partying and stuff, especially when they ‘party’ and being stupid, I don’t judge them.

“But that makes it more repulsive to me, because it was pretty bad. Nobody looks good when they’re drunk, so it just doesn’t appeal to me.”

“Seeing people drinking doesn’t bother me at all. The only thing that bothers me is when they get hit and in my face. But other than that, I don’t expect the rest of the world to behave well.

“I can’t expect the rest of the world to behave like me and not drink because not everyone is an alcoholic like me. Some people are perfectly fine, and that’s no problem. God bless you. Have a good time.

“But if you’re drunk and the ‘I love you, man’ thing starts, then I just walk away. It’s not a problem.”

On whether seeing others enjoying alcohol makes her want to indulge, Blythe adds: “It doesn’t make me want to, if that’s what you’re asking. It has the opposite effect.

“I have better things to do. I’m trying to do good things with my life. Write books, do photography and things like that.

“I can’t do that when I’m drunk. Besides, I drank enough. I did it for 22 years. I’m not going to discover anything new about drugs and alcohol.”

Blythe has been open about his battle to beat his addictions, and once told metal hammer: “Unfortunately, I’ve known people who didn’t accept the option of trying something different and now they’re dead. I don’t know what’s inside me; I’m certainly not saying I’m special, or made of stronger moral fiber than anyone else.” , that I made that conscious decision, but I did it and I feel fucking lucky.

“The driving force was, ‘I’m going to stop drinking or I’m going to die.'”