I just love all these people who are like "I kicked an addiction / know someone who kicked an addiction, therefore everyone must be able to do it!"

Again, good quality logic there

Who cares if he takes a drink? Well, no one cares if he takes the occasional drink; the real question is "who cares if his drinking problems cause both a) his inability to contribute to the band, and b) severe health problems?" And the answer to that would be ... a lot of people. Friends, family fans all included

He's an alcoholic, he'll drink til he dies? Way to stereotype. You alluded to it being possible to beat an addiction, and assuming you're referring to yourself ... you don't appear to be dead

Rehab is for weak people? Yeah, damn right! And I tell you what, so are shoes, we should all walk around barefoot and take the pain to our feet LIKE MEN!! And buying your food from a shop, thats for the weak too, we should all hunt it ourselves!!!