“I’m a recovering alcoholic and drug addict. I know that when I used to use and drink, that my mind situation was altered completely. Your caution goes out the window and you think, “Oh, well, we’ll gamble, we’ll have…” and luckily, I was so lucky enough to not be HIV infected.

Once you have that drink and that drug, your mind-set goes out the window and a lot of people think, “Oh yeah, because there’s medicine available now,” as you say, “We’re going to be OK, and we have to take now one pill a day maybe,” which is incredible, because initially people had to take God knows how many pills a day, various cocktails to get them through this disease.

Now, people are going back into the work force, they’re becoming alive again, they live for a much longer time, which is great. But, this is incredibly toxic medicine you’re taking, and it doesn’t work for everybody, and you’re really playing… Russian roulette with your life. And it’s sad — you think that after all this time, and all of this education that has gone down, and with all the statistics and deaths that people have seen, and the Ryan White situation going down, that people would be a little bit more careful. But we’re finding they’re not.”

Elton John, reiterating the importance of the country being HIV-conscious, in an interview with CNN.

4 Responses to “Quotables”

1. Jeremy says:

   May 19, 2009 at 10:56 pm

   Yay!

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2. Kevinisstupid says:

   May 19, 2009 at 11:04 pm

   Sir Elton!

   Goodbye Yellow Brick Road indeed.

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3. Jadin says:

   May 20, 2009 at 4:36 am

   Ahhhh, my buddy Elton! I’ve loved him forever!!!!!!! Continue on Sir Elton!

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4. Holycatfight says:

   May 20, 2009 at 9:28 pm

   That weave is worse than Britney’s.

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