2.3.2009 - Addicted To Chaos?

Hey Scorpion,

Megadeth is my all-time favorite band and 'Addicted To Chaos' is one of my favorite songs from them, I was wondering what is this song about? The lyrics are really poignant and the entire song is very well-structured.
That's pretty much it, more power to Dave Mustaine and Megadeth!!

Manuel from the Philippines

Hey Manuel,

Here's Dave's response when asked by RIP magazine in 1995 about the meaning of the song:

"The irony of that song is the subject of it is my drug counselor who got me sober. When he said that I would walk alone, it was after counseling me for a period of time, and he said "You know I'm gonna have to cut you loose some day." The finality of it was two puncture wounds in his arm and an overdose on heroin. My drug counselor died. No one's safe from that disease - those who have that disease."

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