![]() ![]() In The Hard Stuff, Kramer identifies the death of the MC5’s vocalist, Rob Tyner, as a transformative moment in his life. Wayne Kramer autographs a copy of his new book at The Strand in New York. ‘These motherf**kers, they sabotaged my plans! I had this beautiful vision!’ I finally came to realize, I'm the one that's responsible for that.” I drank at Jac Holzman from Elektra Records. I drank at Ahmet Ertegun, who fired the MC5 from Atlantic Records. For the longest time, it was that resentment and ego that kept him hitting the bottle. Holding on to the resentment of his then-lost music career and underlying issues from childhood abuse, it wasn’t until the age of 50 that he’d get completely clean. But after reconnecting with an old girlfriend, it wasn’t long before he was back using dope. When Kramer first exited the federal correctional institution in northern Kentucky, he was determined to stay clean. Finding a way to live without drugs and alcohol has been a liberating experience.” “I have behaviors in my past I'm not proud of,” Kramer says. And despite spending time in a federal prison for a cocaine bust, it would take many years before he found sobriety. ![]() Kramer would be reduced to drug-dealing, home invasions and general depravity. When the MC5 disbanded, the young guitarist and White Panther Party activist would eventually spiral out of control. As Kramer’s book documents, his life was one of absolute reckless abandon. ![]()
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