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Originally Posted by semigoodlooking
This is one of the problems when discussing Richie. There are undoubtedly times since he left Bon Jovi where he has been high and/or drunk and it has showed. However, some say he is off his head in every single video he does, on stage, off stage, interview, TMZ airport surprise, or whatever.
As much as I would ridicule someone denying he has his issues, it is equally as stupid to believe he is always ****ed up. According to some, he never touches substances, and according to others he is swimming in coke, pills, and vodka every waking minute.
I would suggest the truth may be somewhere in-between.
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I can't tell. I said he was drunk, some people wanted to make me a wet pulp of blood and flesh. Now I defend the man and I am laughed at. You can't please the people. To me Richie isn't fully himself and hasn't been for years now, whatever the cause is. In 2012 he was at the top of his game, though, so can't say it was drugs and booze that made him drift away. I'm sure his relationship with Jon was complicated and deteriorated a lot around 2010-2011 onwards. The shows months prior to his departure were so full of tension it was hard to watch *or enjoy* well, we all can see what happened to both of them AFTER they've split. Jon aged a hundred years and Richie became a shell of himself. Some people are just better together, whether they like it or not. Like two sides of one coin, bringing out the best out in each other....