SWEET: BRIAN CONNOLLY DIED IN ADDICTION RecoveryROCKS Artist Tribute "BALLROOM BLITZ" & "Little Willy Willy Won't GO HOME"

BRIAN CONNOLLY

DIED IN ADDICTION — February 9, 1997

The charismatic voice of “Ballroom Blitz,” “Fox on the Run,” and “Teenage Rampage.”

Alcohol became the elephant in the room that no one could ignore. It took his voice, his health, and finally ended his time at only 51.

A raw, heartbreaking reminder: addiction can overcome even the biggest stars when it’s left unchallenged.

The RecoveryROCKS Perspective

This is exactly why these stories matter.

Not every member of The Sweet had the same outcome.

Brian’s battle with alcohol overcame him despite later attempts at sobriety.

Steve Priest appears to have made it through the glam rock storm without addiction completely destroying him — and he kept making music and living his life for decades afterward.

The glam rock era was flooded with temptation. Alcohol was (and still is) the most socially accepted “elephant in the room” in the music business. Some artists confront it early and overcome. Some wait too long. Some never confront it at all.

---

Welcome my Neighbors, whom I YAHabah as myself.

You Are Not Alone

If you are hungry, hurting, hopeless, homeless, helpless, or brokenhearted right now, I see you. My name is ROCK, and RecoveryROCKS was built exactly for where you are standing right now. You do not have to figure this all out at once, and you do not have to carry the weight by yourself. Take a breath, take my hand, and let's take the very first step toward pure WHOLENESS together.

Connect with our RecoveryROCKS.net
ROCK REISS
📞 1-866-727-LOVE
📱 1+4143330593
✉️ me@ROCKREISS.com