Rock Stars…we are fascinated by them as much as we idolize Hollywood celebrities. We listen to their music, buy the CDs, hang their posters on every wall of our room, watch them at MTV, and go to their concerts. We idolized them so much that we often see them as demi-gods. But beneath all that fame and fortune that the world of rock and roll had given them, many of these rock stars are on the path to self-destruction.
Often, being a rock star would also mean that they are associated with substance abuse and drug overdose such as the case of Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, among others. It is a merry-go-round of money, adulation, traveling, and being in the media. Like other human beings, these demi-gods of rock music are also susceptible to pain and depression. Drugs and alcohol — two things that get them going, two substances that were supposed to ease their pains and worries… are the same poisons that would ruin their lives.
Perhaps, we tend to forget that they just like the rest of us — real people with real problems. Despite having multiple sexual partners, enormous amounts of money, and popularity… deep down they all want just to...