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shared a love for rock and roll. Things went well off the bandwagon because he was in so much over and over, every biography that you read
for a while – until one day. pain. has the same story, and it’s always like the living
Jacob tells us about the most heartbreaking “Japan was the last time that we had played in excess thing. It always seems like drugs and
thing he witnessed. It was just before their debut together up until this year and it was March of alcohol and then eventually money and ego but
album, ‘Back From The Dead’ was due for re- 2013. We went two years without playing a show mostly drugs and alcohol and ego and then
lease. “The most heart- after that so he could money. Those are the things that would ruin
breaking thing is when I recover, so he could everybody’s life and that they’d have to recover
joined the band Adler, heal. By the time we from. And some people wouldn’t recover, some
he (Steven) was clean got back from Japan people died. Every single biography, whether
and sober, and he was he was a mess. So you read John Taylor from Duran Duran’s book
really, really happy be- yeah, he had to go or you’re reading Billy Idol’s book or you’re read-
cause they were being into rehab and that’s ing Nikki Sixx’s book or Sammy Hagar or any of
inducted into the Rock when we issued the those people, the only book that is different is if
And Roll Hall Of Fame statement that we you read Dee Snider’s book because he never
and he was so excited. had to cancel the tour did drugs, he never did alcohol. His was the only
He was going over to and all that stuff. But book that I read that wasn’t exactly like every-
Lonny’s every day and me and Lonny and body else’s.”
he was working out and Johnny, we definitely So how important is it to be healthy when
taking care of himself stuck by him. We you’re in a band? Jacob ponders, “That’s a
and he started eating a wanted him to get loaded question because some people will tell
lot better and he was through it and we you not very important at all – live fast, die
just really, really happy. wanted him to finish young!” He laughs. “Sex, drugs and rock and
I remember the record up rehab and every- roll… alcohol. Me, I think it’s incredibly important
was about to come out thing. And Slash and to be healthy. I always want to put on the best
and we had a media Duff were very sup- show that I possibly can for the fans out there
day scheduled where portive. They helped that are spending their hard earned money to
we were doing press and I think one of the first out tremendously with all that as well.” buy a ticket. So I feel it all starts with you. You
interviews we did was with Rolling Stone Maga- And he’s ok now? can have a great show, you can have great
zine over here and we were all over at Lonny’s “Yeah, he’s been over a year sober.” Jacob stage props but we’ve all been to shows where
house, we were in the pool house and we replies. the show might look good but the band mem-
started our interview and the very first interview bers were kind of a disgrace because they
of the day, the guy from Rolling Stone said, “So ne amazing thing about Jacob is that couldn’t remember words to songs because
Steven, how do you feel about Axl and Izzy not Ohe is also clean and sober and has they were so drunk and they messed up, they’re
showing up to the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame?” been for life. He tells us “I’ve never been drunk out of breath. They can’t put on the best show
Steven was like “What?” And the guy was like, in my life.” He’s also vegan, along with David because they’re not healthy. I don’t ever want
“Yeah, we just got a press release 12 minutes Lynam, drummer of Lynam (who is also the that.”
ago stating that they’re not going to be there,” drum tech for Adler). Both Jacob and David be- While the UK has not yet been fortunate
and that was the saddest thing that I’ve ever ex- came vegan for health reasons and Jacob tells enough to witness either Lynam or Adler live,
perienced because you could see the heart- us he immediately felt better. Eating meat gave after hearing these words, we can vouch that
break and the pain. All he wanted more than him stomach problems and when he quit meat their shows are worth waiting for. Jacob is a man
anything in the world was to get back together and other animal products, he felt so much that cares so much about his audience that it
and play with those guys one more time to finish healthier. makes him care more about himself too. It’s
what they started. And that’s when he went off Jacob’s a big reader of books, in particularly great to see someone fit and healthy and in
the deep end. He was so depressed, he was so rock star biographies. Black Velvet asks what charge of their whole life and able to put on the
sad, it hurt him so bad, it literally broke my heart he’s learned NOT to do from reading their best show for their audience. Get Lynam’s
just watching him. That was the saddest thing books. ‘Bombshell’ EP out now. These guys really are
that I saw and that’s when he started drinking “I’ve learned to not do anything fun in life!” the bomb!
and all that stuff happened again. And that’s why he jokes. “No… Basically if you read the biogra- Visit www.lynammusic.com for more info.
the England tour got cancelled. And the whole phies, VH1 used to have those Behind The
tour got cancelled, because that’s when he fell Music series and it’s the same story over and Words By Shari Black Velvet