Dont know if this is HAWTALTA, but wtf...

[mal1ce]

Taken from - 22 July 2005 Skrufff-E #215

Junior Vasquez' Crystal Confession

Junior Vasquez has admitted he was addicted to methamphetamine for five years,
almost dying from the drug when he suffered a seizure five months ago.

The New York superstar DJ said he'd started using the drug to help him
concentrate during his legendary 10 hour sets then had rapidly developed a habit
of the highly addictive drug.

"Before crystal, I never had a problem with any substances, drugs never appealed
to me—I don't even drink," Junior told Next Magazine.

"I didn't realize it then, but the real reason I was doing crystal was because I
hated my job. Hated it," he continued. "I was over the long sets and—to be
brutally honest—I was getting tired of the scene. But for five years I couldn't
admit it to myself, so I put myself in a walking coma in an attempt to enjoy it.
It didn't work."

Skrufff New York contributor Matt Kalkhoff contributor, a long term fan of
Junior's, spotted something was seriously wrong in February last year when he
heard his mixing going seriously awry at a gig at the Sound Factory.

"The mixing was just atrocious most of the time. Honestly, after seeing that
movie "It's All Gone...Pete Tong," I began to think that maybe Junior was just
losing his hearing," Matt told Skrufff.

"It did get to the point where I wondered if he'd ever be able to pull it
together again or if his career was just fizzling out and might soon end. I'm
absolutely thrilled that the latter is not the case."

Matt said Junior's DJing and mixing is now flawless again, 'remarkably better
than before'," he added.

"Let me tell you, it's made a world of difference, I don't think I've heard him
play so well in quite a few years. He really turned it out both here in New York
City and then the following weekend at the Pavilion on Fire Island. I'm so
happy to have the legend back," said Matt.

Larry Tee, who experienced similar drug problems during the 90s, was equally
sympathetic, telling Skrufff "I think it is an important message that Junior
sent out to the dance community to honestly talk about his meth problem."

"I can totally sympathize with his hating DJing because the New York club
circuit is a tough muthafucker to deal with. Plus the late 90s music was no
banquet. I can honestly say that Junior's sets in the early 90s were my all-time
favourites. He is a magician when he is 'on'," said Larry.

"But a crystal crowd doesn't care what you play as long as you play it a long
time and that mentality creates a good environment for bad boring music."

"Since I am an addict in recovery for 8 years, I cant really lecture the
'children' on drugs except to say my life has been more beautiful and my
relationships more satisfying without 'tina'," Larry concluded.

"But if you do play with crystal, staple a condom to your penis. I have way too
may young friends that have contracted AIDS recently and though the life
expectancy IS longer these days, the drug cocktails are nauseating and the
surviving is absolutely miserable. As Sylvester said near the end in the new
biography 'Fabulous Sylvester', "I am dying and it isn't pretty'," he said.

Originally Posted by mal1ce

"But if you do step out of the house, staple a condom to your penis...

that could be good advice for some of the people on this messageboard

[Oscuro]

Wow. I hope I don't become like that. But, I don't think Junior should even consider taking drugs to get him through his sets, Danny T has played 24hr sets w/o drugs.


-Nick

[Otherwise]

I think it's time to hang it up Junior. I respect his love for edm but he is pushing 60 and really needs to go to ibiza and live the rest of his life in peace. Lance Armstrong wont be riding his bike in the Tour de France when he's 60. Well, he probably will but still, Junior, give it a rest buddy.


BTW- Do Junior still do those Sunday morning (6 am ) parties that last all day? And, does he still attract crowds like he used to? Just curious.