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Alcohol Abuse

S.R.V’s A.A Speech (Full)

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Stevie Ray Vaughan discusses alcohol, drugs & sobriety at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in the early 90’s.

This speech was in 4 parts on the tubes, so I figured i would put it into one.

Thanks to brytar8 for the original upload(s)

http://www.youtube.com/user/brytar8

Comments

  1. Please dont remove this , this is really great , im so glad somebody
    recorded this. We lost him to soon Aug 27 1990 RIP You will forever be one
    of the great ones. You sounded like such a good soul , Glad you found peace
    before you were called home.

  2. Me and Stevie did drink togethe in grade school.Tom collins tastess like
    S_____ . I hope people benefit from this speech as alcohol abuse runs in
    families. His first songs were little sister and mary had a little lamb. I
    went to Alanon eventually and found how alcoholism effects everyone in the
    family. Later fa you.

  3. Life’s a bitch and then you die. That’s Stevie’s story. At least he had
    some good times and made some legendary music along the way. It just really
    hurts me to think that he went through the hell of kicking the alcohol and
    drugs, then he was killed. Maybe it was fate that his life was cut short
    and he no longer has to deal with his inner demons on a daily basis. I too
    am an addict, 5 years clean. Thanks for posting this, brought tears to my
    eyes.

  4. As I struggle with my own sobriety, I find this talk helpful. RIP SRV. If
    you can do it, I can too.

  6. Stevie’s story is great, Stevie’s story is So true & Is a great story for
    me to listen too.

  9. As a recovering alchoholic with nearly 7 years sober I find this as an
    inspration to keep going strong and redouble my efforts within my AA
    program.

  10. Thank you, Toasted, for combining the clips. Thank you, Stevie, for the
    inspiration. I’ve been listening to this at bedtime every night.

  14. Aren’t the things that people say and speak about in AA meetings supposed
    to remain within the confines of the four walls of the room? Isn’t it
    supposed to remain confidential and give the person anonymity, no matter
    who that person is? If so, then why is this posted on YouTube for everyone
    to listen to?

  15. this was taped at an AA Conference and people can buy the tape. This was
    taped 6 months before he died … very powerful! We all just have one day
    at a time, so live it by doing the next right thing!

  18. although AA is supposed to be anonymous…. hearing this from such a
    legendary and influentual person will be very helpful to many… especially
    musicians who are currently struggling.

  20. Stevie is still ” helping people” to this day…A great inspiration…God
    Bless Him….Great post…

  21. He died in 1990, so this had to have been from the late 1980″s or 1990, at
    the latest. Not “early 90’s. Check your facts, before you post.

  22. Heard at an AA meeting the day after Stevie Ray Vaughan died. ‘Why
    Stevie? Why not George Thorogood?’

  23. Hahaha this is not stevie ray guys. Watch another interview, and you’ll see
    that this guy sounds nothing like srv
    

  24. OK shit my bad it just started off with him sounding strange. Maybe it’s
    because at the time he had been sober for a couple of years. When he was
    using, he talked very strange and had a much deeper voice

  25. Anonymity is a personal decision to keep or break it. I can say I was a
    meeting but I can’t say anyone else was. Each time I have spoke at a N.A.
    function or speaker meeting I do it at my own free will. I am not ashamed
    of my past or the disease I have but that’s just me others may feel the
    need to keep it on the down low ya dig ?