My manager saw me drinking backstage and he said 'Mitch, don't use liquor as a crutch.' I can't use liquor as a crutch, because a crutch helps me walk. Liquor severely fucks up the way I walk. It ain't like a crutch, it's like a step I didn't see. - Live at the 40 Watt Club, Athens, Georgia, April 9, 2002
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker argues liquor worsens walking unlike a crutch.
- In plain terms
- Alcohol makes walking worse instead of helping.
- What can you take from it?
- Substances may not solve the problems they appear to.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What substances do people misuse for coping?
- How does alcohol affect daily life?
Another view
Metaphors about crutches don't fully capture addiction complexity.
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