Former Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler reveals his heroin habit started with bandmates Slash and Izzy Stradlin: 'I wanted to be a part of what they were doing'

Former Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler reveals his heroin habit started with bandmates Slash and Izzy Stradlin: 'I wanted to be a part of what they were doing' Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By Cassie Carpenter For Dailymail.Com Published: 06:44 BST, 20 September 2024 | Updated: 07:20 BST, 20 September 2024 e-mail 3 View comments Former Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler just revealed the root of his notorious heroin habit back in the eighties was simply trying to fit in with his fellow bandmates Slash and Izzy Stradlin.

'Who the hell do you think I was doing them with?' the 59-year-old percussionist asked during episode three of Paramount+ docuseries Nöthin' But a Good Time. 'When I started doing heroin, I wanted to be a part of what Slash and Izzy were doing.' Steven (born Michael Coletti) continued: 'I took two hits, I was never so sick in my whole life.

And wouldn't you know what an a**hole I am, I had to try it one more time. And the third time was the charm. I fell in love with it.

' Adler originally joined the three-time Grammy-nominated band in 1985 but, by 1989, he entered rehab for the first time for his addictions which would eventually lead him to suffer a heart attack and two strokes. Former Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler (L, pictured in 1988) just revealed the root of his notorious heroin habit back in the eighties was simply trying to fit in with his fellow bandmates Slash (2-R) and Izzy Stradlin (R) The 59-year-old percussionist (R, pic.