Joe Walsh - How To Stay Sober
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- Billy Connelly, Joe Walsh, Alice Cooper, Steven Tyler, they did it but how do they relate to all of us regular folks? How to do it? I think the one algorithm that connects them to us is as powerful as it generic: "replace it with something else." Penn and Teller said, "diversion" can be harnessed and people think it's magic." Hey man if it works then by golly it is magic.
Joe used to hang out with Keith Moon and trash hotel rooms tear out the walls just like in the song. Howard Stern asked Joe if he was upset he partied away $50 million dollars. Joe said something like No It's not the money that bothers me, it's the time. I don't remember large portions of that time. He was a coked out millionaire on a one way trip to hell, he said rejoining the Eagles saved his life. Here is his words of advice -Don't Do It Alone. Take it from the expert. Then go check out our next contestant on How To Stay Sober: Billy Connelly. And we got Evel Knievel talking smack, he would do a shot of Wild Turkey before he jumps, in the clip he's comparing your body to a car engine. Subscribe to the BabyOatmeal Channel to see all the upcoming contestants. Many more to come!
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Today’s my first day of sobriety. I’m scared to death, but hopeful. I just can’t do this anymore. Sick and tired of being sick and tired. There, I’ve said it out loud, now I’ve got to make it stick this time.
Stay with it! And remember there are people who CARE that you stay with it.
Look at it like this. I can drink all I want ,I choose not too. 1 is too many and 10000 is not enough.
No one is going to bring sobriety to your doorstep. You have to be willing to go get it. If you're really sick and tired of being sick and tired, there's no excuse for not attending a Zoom AA meeting everyday. Or at least the same number of days you drank in a week! Live differently, or die!
@@ksb2112 Thank you! It’s my first priority right now! Thank you for your encouragement! It truly means a lot!!!
@@daleolson3506 100% right! Thank you, sir! I’m completely flabbergasted by the words of wisdom from strangers. I can feel the love. I’m so humbled. Seriously!
"I go to parties, sometimes until four. It's hard to leave when you can't find the door."
Joe got sober and kept his sense of humor. Key ingredient.
I saw some interview where Joe said he worried that he wouldn't be funny anymore if he got sober. Good to see that was wrong.
I agree, humor is so important , his humor is witty.
What he said was spot on and if you're a recovered alcoholic there is nothing funny about what he said. Sammy isn't in the program, that's why he thinks it's funny.
Love Sober People. The more the better. Love Joe Walsh
@@cliffsandifer3877 Joe Walsh is an intelligent guy. Put that with his sense of humor and it's witty.
"There is life after addiction, and it's good". That's a good message of hope right there, and it's accurate too.
life's been good to me "so far"
Is there tho
AWESOME GUY.. I HAVE 2 YEARS SOBER FROM METH STILL GOING STRONG.
It'll be 30 years in June 2021 for me.
Been sober for 8 months and some change...Trust God,clean house,and help others.
I been sober now 24yrs and he's right 100 percent
Keep ROCKIN sober Joe
We love ya
ive drank my life away never been sober more than 3 months at a time....good on you brother ..HAPPY EASTER and keep on rockin in the free world
Well done Martin, 15 years here. One day at a time. Peace
Congratulations!!!
@@Jkrazy83 Don’t give up! Each time you try you’re one step closer to succeeding! ❤️
Coming up on 34 years, and have no plans of not continuing my recovery. At my very first meeting I heard one of the old timers say, “you never have to drink again” , that sounded good to me and have followed those simple words ever since.
Joe Walsh is a good man - even before he was sober. I remember seeing him do a show in the late '80s where his warm up band didn't show up. He came out alone onto the stage, sat on a stool, apologized for the warm up band not showing and proceeded to play acoustic guitar, doing songs like "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" - we loved it!
What show I would love to see that
“It stops working for you, and you start working for it.”
Boom. Joe just dropped the definitive definition of addiction.
“Ask for help.” The definitive answer to the problem.
Sober since January 2000.
I could have spared myself and my family a lot of heartache if I had taken Joe’s advice in 1998.
That’s not the answer to the question.
But it is a response to a query, and a reply to an inquiry.
Joe's answer to the question is GET SOMEONE TO HELP STOP TRYING TO DO IT ALONE.
Another one is the opposite of addiction is connection
A friend of mine who is an excellent blues guitarist wrote this lyric, " can you hold your whiskey or does your whiskey have a hold of you"? Ask yourself that question and come up with an honest answer.
“WHEN IT’S NOT WORKING FOR YOU, IT’S TIME YOU REALIZE YOUR WORKING FOR IT.”
I chased it for 35 years, joe played a huge part in my getting sober.
08/07/2006. Works IF YOU WORK IT. Anyone thinking about getting sober- don't waste anymore time! Do it and don't turn back. 🙏💪 stay strong people.
Good luck to anyone who needs it!
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I carried Joe out of my place more than once in his drinking days, the Eagles waited on him getting sober to get back together again and record.
Cool. Glad he beat his drinking though. A great musician. Love the Eagles and their music too. 👍🎸❤🎙🎹🎶🎷
Another poser.
I'm at my most creative sober. Used to think the opposite. Love hearing guitar heroes talk about recovery
Same. I think the behavior of all my rock and roll heroes probably eased my transition into a hard drinking life, and then examples like Joe, Ringo, Clapton, Joh Hiatt, David Crosby and others helped pull me out.
Funny this popped up. I think my phone was listening to me on my bender last night, telling myself for the 1000th time tonight's the last night.
When my feet swelled up and couldn't get my shoes on, when my belly bulged way out can only wear sweats, time to quit.
I don't know if I found this video or it found me. My alarm is One day at a time by Joe Walsh. After coming out of a treatment center for a 2nd time a few years back, I also made it my ringtone. Also got the tattoo. By living one day at a time I found something that works and have been able to take back a great deal of power in doing so. My thought clarity, reasoning and logic have improved drastically. I don't just think outside the box, there is no box. 😎
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It seems obvious when I think about it but don't drink drunk is really hitting the nail on the head.
Incredible. In about two minutes this beautiful man hits the nail on the head about “the trap”. The prison that is addiction. God bless you Joe.
In today’s world ... I’m surprised anyone is sober
HOW TRUE.
That's because reality sucks.
Walsh is normal everyday fella who adds a humanity to the music landscape. Never heard a person say a thing wrong against him.
Ordinary average guy
Yes, love Joe Walsh. Humble fellow.
@@michaellewis3254 haha how apropos
Not a fan of the Eagles but I always liked Don F, Joe and Bernie
4 months today. Thanks Joe. Always dug ya.
Addiction is giving everything up for one thing.
Recovery is giving up one thing for everything.
It is in giving that we receive.
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned.
It is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
Thank you Sammy for asking the question.
Thank you Joe for your experience, strength and hope. And it is Good!
Luckily I came to this realization years ago on my own. Life changing moment.
Joe Walsh is a genius, and he makes some very compelling points.
Can't say you're a smart person if that is the definition of genius to you.
Love Joe. His eyes look like he has seen some crazy stuff.
It takes a lot to admit addiction. But like Joe said, there is life beyond it, just have to see it with clear eyes. Sad to watch so many consumed by it and pass young.
I fully admit and have admitted I have a problem and many issues occurred because of it, more in the past than now, but I just don't see a life without something...I'm just so mentally stuck and just so used to doing it
This lady with 20 years of sobriety told me this over 30 years ago and I have maintained sobriety ever since.
She said you just don't drink even if your ass falls off and if it does fall off take it to a meeting.
I am a musician also...BUT I have never had a alcohol habit, or "drug habit but i read the warning signs that Joe conveys. my "drug" is a new guitar new strings every now and then.
Sammy didn't have to gift Joe a bottle of Cabo Wabo after that interview.
You mean Sammy saved money that time? Hahhhh yep
He bypassed the "MAS TEQUILA!!" encore that evening.
God bless you Sammy and Joe for all you do to bring this issue to light. Joe’s right folks!! There is life after addiction. It is so much better than good. My gratitude knows no bounds my dear God. 12 years and going. 🙏🙏🙏😇😇😇💕♥️🥰
Thankyou
I'll say Thank You as well, once for the sobering sentiment and again for letting me know who that is in the video with Joe :D
Marciefree, Remember, gratitude is more than just a word of feeling, it's also a word of action. Don't just tell me how grateful you are, SHOW ME. I will give you the benefit of the doubt and think you know this from how you expressed yourself. Hope you have a great 24 hours, one day at a time. Peace
Yes thanks Sammy for. Milking the information from a hero on guitar I did see Joe at Oakland collisem he said iNeed a drink jokingly glad he is sober. Great advice
Well-said, Joe, and thank you. And btw, it was very gracious of you to allow The Eagles to join you as your back-up band years ago.
I learned that 33 years ago, you're right Joe!
The way Joe says, "YOU HAVE A PROBLEM" somehow seems so serious its scary. But you have to admit it is inspiring to see someone like Joe come full circle and tell us what it's like on the other side. Now we know. We can just skip that whole crazy train trip. Thanks Joe!
He is 100% right. The drinking is a symptom, not the problem. Don't get me wrong though, it can progress to jeopardizing one's health. Now the alcoholic has more than 1 problem to deal with.
I love joe Walsh , and it’s great to know that it’s 2022 and he’s still sober , great job joe
Aloha from Hawaii 🏝️
Good Joe is sober.
I been sober since November, 2011
For me, I started not enjoying it and just drank & smoked weed then realized I don't need it. Living life on life's terms is what it's all about. And I hear sounds in music better 🎵🎶
K bay still drink now in ft worth enjoy it
Joe is a force of nature on many levels. Really really deserving to be sober in the R&R world he lives in. He is an inspiration and if we talk about his music we are going a notch higher. Good thing he's alive. So Joe be nice and don't die. I know you won't, your God given talent is going to outlive you....one day at a time.
Very well said !!!
@@johnepperson8867 Thanks.
@@rockartgeorge 😊
I've loved my adopted brother Joe Walsh for more years than I'm able to remember due to somethings that may have been a little bit illegal that I may have been taking for about 35 years. But me just like millions of others are happy to see him sober and better than ever. And definitely just as funny and crazy. When someone like Joe Walsh gets sober it encouraging to others with demon addictions. Meaning alcohol or whatever the demon is because remember the reality part is most of us can't afford to live the HIGH life as Joe could easily go back to. Money wise not health. One more thing,imagine having Polusi for a friend and staying up one night for two weeks or so. And living to talk about it. Not to mention Joe's Budro Keith Moon and the others. Joe's definitely been a inspiration to me. Thanks for sharing Joe.
Spoken like a true friend of Bill. AA saves lives. The only requirement is a desire to stop drinking/drugging.
I can dig that.
@@johnpatterson4272 “Can you dig it?”
I knew that you could. 😁👍🏽
Yes, and to make a 100% decision not to drink regardless of how tough things can get.
@@doughartley3513 I've done that a 1000 times..Maybe I will drink or use tomorrow..and it has worked for me..
Great memories, cool cars , sweet gals and James Gang The Eagles and Joe Walsh..... Good Life!
I can see why Stevie Nicks fell for not only this hilarious & fab guitarist congrats Joe! Keep flying naturally!
Love you too!!!
There's life after addiction and its good 👍. It was the best decision I ever made, grateful to be alive today. Thanks Joe!!!
I had a brother in law (now deceased) that was attending AA meetings in the Denver area. I had heard Walsh attended local AA meetings as he traveled and i asked my bro in law if he ever ran into Walsh at the meetings. He said they were supposed to keep things private but he did acknowledge at least one meeting with Joe in attendance. He also said there was no special star treatment and Joe was just one of the crowd and serious about why he was there.
There are no “stars” or “bars” in AA. If you don’t humble yourself you’ll never achieve or maintain sobriety. Put the plug in the jug!
@Nathan Hale Here here. It’s also a program for working on our anger and letting go of the past.
@@barrymarshall3592 I was told a tale about Anthony Hopkins at a meeting in Toronto years ago. He humbled himself no problem, the issue was with others. They got too 'star struck' and it made him uncomfortable. He got up from his chair and left. I don't blame him one bit. He was there for a legit reason, not to be idolized.
Thanks for your love and support ♥️
The talent of Joe Walsh can’t be measure. in the city my favorite song.
yesterday was 3 years for me , keep busy and keep your mind focused on no drinking or drugs and take it 1 day at a time its not a sprint but a marathon never forget that.
2-24-96!
Wise words from a man who walked that walk. Ask for help. When you admit it's got you by the throat, ready to kill, ask for help. One minute, one hour, one day at a time, you will see the light of recovery. It takes courage to ask for help.
👏
It takes courage to walk into your first AA meeting alone. That's what some miss in their early AA days as newcomers, just don't realize how powerful that is and how it can serve as the basis of ones recovery. It will lift up newcomers spirits knowing it takes courage to do just that alone.
Joe's great. We used to hang out at this club in Glendale where he would come hang out and sing his own songs on Karoke night. Blew my mind the first time I saw him.
One day at a time, Joe! Good on you. 9/9/81
That's awesome.
@@carlgustav945 Thanks to AA.
@@DRMET I attended AA for 12 years. 15/01/06
It's finding peace of mind while sober that's key . I had 10 years of white knuckle sobriety and it was depression filled suicidal hell.
Excellent.. exactly...it's hard to stay sober if you haven't healed your mind...that's what is keeping me from quitting
Not sure why this came up on my youtube feed but it fed alright. Thanks Joe. Maybe I can start tomorrow. Can't start today. But Miigwetch for your wise words.
Clean & Sober, and still plays well after all these years! Joe, Thanks for making us "Think, Laugh, and Love" with a life well spent. God bless!
The movie is great too
Joe Walsh is a national treasure
It's okay to ask for help. Grateful to be clean and sober since 03/28/2018
you have to have deep character, a great support network helps, and the actual desire to go clean. or down the slide you go. great respect to Joe in more ways than one.
It also helps to have a understanding of the "process." I mean cognitive science. They need to put this down into the grade school level. Every person has a different "cognitive footprint." The public narrative, rules, and laws of society are only just now catching on to this. This science is hardly more than 30 years old. Every person is different that's someone can say, "oh It's Easy, or It's very Hard." Joe's great advice is don't do it ALONE pickup the phone, get some help going.
In the future they will look back at us wondering why we didn't undestand the connection between the mind and the body. Once you understand how your body works it's like looking at a diagram or road map. You can see all the stops along the way. Once you see that, you can say HEY lets stop the car and switch directions! This is good to know for everyone even if you never drink or drug. Another way to see this is, learn to hack your own self before something or somebody else does. Google and Facebook are hacking all of us right now, they KNOW BETTER and they don't let us in on the deal. I'm working on a project from Bruce Lee's philosophies. You can take a look see if you would like- www.TotalhealthDefense.com
Much respect for Uncle Joe and glad he is still with us and doing good. I lost my brother to alcoholism and addiction.
I played music in front of a thousand people one night.Had a great time and sounded awesome.Next morning woke up behind a dumpster at a taco bell. I knew it was time to stop.
That sounds crazy but I know it's real.
I used to work with a dry alcoholic - he was a great guy and had been sober for nearly 25 years but still attended AA meetings, but only every couple of weeks by that stage. I remember him telling me he was in a bar having a drink with all his colleagues from the building site after work one evening. He said the last thing he remembered was the landlady telling him to take his feet off the table. Next thing he knew he woke up a day and a half later, on a lovely sunny day, halfway up a mountain, surrounded by grazing sheep! And he never knew to that day how he got there.That to me was a powerful illustration (like yours) of the destructive power of booze if you're of that persuasion. I realise I'm lucky. I love a drink, but when I reach a certain level I can stop and go home.
I've done shit like that. Had to give it up.
@@taco2947 love your comment brother ....not sure if you're into this type of music but this is a good one for us folks ua-cam.com/video/H8rJqgP3WIw/v-deo.html
Love it!
"Dont drink drunk!" Reminds me of a comedian, I think it was Gallagher oddly enough, who said, "Don't smoke dope when you're already stoned! You don't get more high, you just get less dope!"
Joe speaks the absolute truth. Its not easy to quit. You want to want to quit. I'm alive today because I wanted to control my life and not alcohol controlling my life. Sounds easy? Its not, but it makes life worth living again. Thanks Joe for speaking the truth! Rock on!
Thank you Mr Walsh for your candor and honesty. Many don’t realize there’s help out there, take the first step and never look back!
Chicago boy Steve Dahl once introducing Joe at Naperville Ribfest saying "I've known Joe for 30 years, 10 of which I remember." Steve is an inspiration...
Thank you, glad you are sober
I'm not a big eagles fan...but Joe is absolutely the greatest. Love y' man. Live long, prosper...and keep playing.
No one ever said " I really turned my life around when I started drinking."...dont stop drinking....replace it with something better !
My wife put the bottle down in 2003. She’s been tempted many times and her sobriety has been challenged, but day by day has added up to all these years. I’m proud of her. Your original post was over a month ago. I hope you’re doing well.
I love Joe....... 31 3/4 yrs for me....
WOW you done over 31 years. You got the power! How do you do it?
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Joe Walsh is one of the best guitarists ever. And a truly beautiful person. LEGEND.
Good for Joe Walsh. It must be even harder to quit if your chosen profession is rock n' roll.
Getting sober is hard for everyone. EVERYONE!!!!!
The Smoker You Drink,The Player You Get, probably the best album title of all time. Glad Joe is doing well. He’s a genuinely nice,and funny! guy.
Exactly what my brother said to me.
"It doesn't work for you" important words
Thanks Joe I needed that
I learned that After quitting, my addiction is doing push-ups and can't wait to get it's claws back in me. One Day at a time, and Pray.
What do you got left to lose....
Exactly...that is what is exhausting to think about.....
Mike Tyson said he’s sober - “no cigarettes, no nothing,” he said - though it’s an ongoing battle every day. “I’m just still fighting every day.” Just because the monkey is off your back, don’t mean the circus left the town.
If you dont drink you win .If you do drink you loose.Accepting alcohol is controlling you is key.
Neither one of them sounds sober at all in this- great advice
It's almost impossible for a person to shake addiction. It takes strength and support from friends and family. Remember, anything is possible. One day at a time. One minute at a time. And yes, Joe is a good dude!
Maybe for some. But I easily quit cigarettes one day after smoking 17 years. I just. Put. It. Out. And never lit it back up. Not one smoke in over 20 years now. It wasn't that hard at all. All you have to do is decide you want it - and DO IT.
Millions and millions of people have got and stayed sober since the #1 solution ever was discovered June 8/1934 in Akron, Ohio by Bill W. and Dr. Bob. FACT
Joe absolutely nailed it
Sober Alcoholcs a So Sensible!
Great graphics. Wonderful editing. Positive message.
I got this one right. Someone asked me about the Billy Connoly one, "How could you actually manage to misspell 'Connolly' twice in two different ways (once in your title (and description) and the other in your white screen caption) - especially when the correct spelling is shown in the caption at the top left of the screen. Jeez...." HahhaH
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I recall Joe saying in an interview that when the Eagles were going to get back together in ‘94, Glenn asked him, “Think you can get sober?”, to which Joe replied, “I can try…!”
Awfully proud of you, Joe-you made it through pure hell, and made it out the other side…congrats on proving that it *can be done.*
Truth! What a great dude. Would be a great sponsor or someone to talk to for help. Amazing.
Joe Walsh is the coolest💯
This gives me chills every time man, such honesty and love.
Good advice From a living legend Joe Walsh
Sobriety is very simple. Live in the solution, instead of the problem. Go to meetings, clean house, and help others!
No need for meetings. You don't need to hang around addicts. The won't help help you. It's bullshit. Get away from them.
@Christine Gainer I'm not saying "easy", but achieving sobriety is indeed simple!
@@johnroseman9087 What's your solution John?
@@Mark-pp7jy I was married to an Alcoholic. I divorced her. I don't drink. I haven't since she left. If you hang around bad crowds , you do bad things. Even if they are trying to quit, they still talk about it. Out of sight ,out of mind.
@@johnroseman9087 So you have no "actual" experience with AA. I see.
Joe’s great and happy he got sober and life is good!
I been sober for over 22yrs. (Booze) I’m still on an opioid which I am weening off of slowly. Rock on!
Saw Joe twice in the 80s, met him before each show (at the Ritz and Beacon in NYC) he’s one cool dude.
The best Star Spangled Banner I have ever heard was Joe Walsh playing at the Long Beach Grand Prix. Musta been '98 or '99
He's lived quite a life, had some heavy hard knocks, grateful to be alive. Joe Walsh is a true testament to an ex-addict doing his best to stay sober, day by day. Love Joe's music, songwriting, producing, guitar playing. Joe Walsh "So What LP" still holds the musical test of time...after all these decades. It was recorded after he tragically lost his four year old daughter from a drunk driver in a car accident. The final track "Song for Emma" always hits me. My all time favorite from Joe, next to Barnstorm.
That "The phone can weigh 30lbs, pickup the phone and call for help" line is genius
The Office: Merideth's 5 yr goal: to be 4 1/2 yrs sober.
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Love Joe Walsh! One of the greatest Personalities in the Rock business!
I feel like I just went thru a therapy session
Keep on Keepin on !! clean date Aug.13/1989 I practiced drinking and drugging for 15 years and never got any good at it so I quit with the help of a great 12 twelve step program and an amazing sponsor
Congrats! Oct.9/1995-Same-12steps/sponsorship
I'll drink to this interview.
I'm 5 years sober next mth he speaks the absolute truth I never thought I could do it it was my demon since 13years old it took 28 years off me and I've taken my life back off it its never to late thank you Joe for your honesty xo
God keeps me sober now as I live the steps in my life each day to the best of my ability, growing spiritually.
Joe telling it exactly how it is .the stuff will rip you away from anything and everyone you love .
You cannot soynd or play good drunk or high. For the same reason you can't drive drunk or high .
Or tend to family work etc .yet this stuff will tell you and make you feel like you can not live or sleep without it.
It's when 7 couldn't sleep with or without it and started t get delirious that 8 had to admit complete defeat . a day at a time
10/22/12 . have a loving girlfriend . and a awesome family friends and a band where atleast 2 of us are sober. It's been a awesome life once I learn to let go of that obsession. God bless His Walsh and God bless Sammy Hagar too . 👍
Been Rocking out on Joe for along time. One of the Best Guitarist of my Generation. Smart Man!! PEACE!!!