Yet, we wonder why there is a drug problem. Kids like them, adults love them, and every aspiring musician wants to be like them. Kids like me, adults love me, and everyone wants to be me. Heroin has broken the Smashing Pumpkins' line-up, has killed their keyboard player, and has delayed the production of the Stone Temple Pilots' working projects. I believe that musicians, or anybody in the entertainment world, have a certain responsibility to their fans, and Chamberlin and Wheiland have, in a way, let them down.
Musical figures are role models.
The drummer from the Smashing Pumpkins is a talented drummer, and he's a pretty cool guy. But I am sure there are others who would disagree with me. Dude, he shoots up, and he's the drummer for the Pumpkins, let's pump it in. Like everyone else, I am not here to solve the problem. I am just here to make those unaware of the issue aware of it very aware.