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Scott Ian - Speaking Words

After a successful show as part of Rock Stars Say The Funniest Things at the tail end of last year, Scott Ian decided to do a full UK spoken word tour, or Speaking Words as he calls it.

At 8pm sharp, Scott bounced onto the stage and launched into a story which led the crowd into thinking he had a secret druggie past, this section was actually lifted from Anthony Kiedis' autobiography Scar Tissue.

From the stories told, Scott's experimenting with drugs seems to be limited to marijuana and magic mushrooms; one of which caused him to have seizures, and the other, caused him to have hallucinations in a limo where his friend's are zombies and trying to eat him. After hearing these stories, it is no real surprise that he hasn't experimented further.

The London crowd eagerly hung off of his every word, falling into fits of laughter as he shared some ridiculously stories from his time in and around the music industry.

The show was very entertaining and funny, filled with stories from his 30 years of traveling around the world and gave an insight into the characters of musical legends such as Lemmy and the late Dimebag Darrell.

The night concluded with a Q and A where his adoring fans had the opportunity to ask him questions they were dying to know the answer to. One lucky audience member also won a brand new electric guitar. Speaking Words is a must see for anyone who wants a glimpse into the music industry, however, the easily offended should stay away.