He became a recluse and entered a long period of drug addiction, during which he released his first solo recordings: Niandra Lades and Usually Just a T-Shirt (1994) and Smile from the Streets You Hold (1997).
Ia mengasingkan diri dan memasuki suatu periode panjang kecanduan narkoba, di mana ia merilis rekaman solonya yang pertama: Niandra Lades and Usually Just a T-Shirt (1994) dan kemudian Smile from the Streets You Hold (1997).