The guy who'd helped litter the cover of Love Songs for the Retarded with empty Budweiser bottles laid down the law: no booze allowed in the studio or backstage anytime he was playing, recording, or practicing. Joe talked a good game about alcohol, but his real problem, like Hugh's, was drugs.
The individual who had contributed to the messy cover of Love Songs for the Retarded with discarded beer bottles established a strict policy: no alcohol was permitted in the studio or backstage areas whenever he performed, recorded, or rehearsed. Joe presented a convincing facade regarding substance abuse, but his true struggle, similar to Hugh's, was with drugs.