Quote of the Day (Joe Walsh, on Running With Rock ‘Party Monsters’)

“Well, I never had to work in a factory, so that’s a blessing. The worst part [of being a rock 'n' roll star] is the distractions: money, women, partying. When you're young it's really easy to lose your perspective. I started believing I was who everybody thought I was, which was a crazy rock star. You know ‘Life’s Been Good,’ that whole story. It took me away from working at my craft. Me and a lot of the guys I ran with, we were just party monsters, and it was a real challenge to stay alive and end up on the other end of it.”—Joe Walsh, guitarist for the Eagles and former party animal, quoted in Andy Greene, “The Last Word: Joe Walsh,” Rolling Stone, Aug. 10, 2017