Great musician, and another one lost
by the foolish use of drugs. Damn I remember in high school how "in" drugs were, and what a geek you were if you were not into them. Then of course the 80s it got even worse. Our drug culture and associated "do whatever feels good" leads us to this. Great artists and talents dead. This guy was only 59. He lost 20-30 years of his life, add on another decade that he likely lost in ill health.
Sad and troubling.