Steve's addiction to heroin has been well-documented. From Wikipedia.com, "Earle had been a drug user since an early age, and was addicted to heroin for many years. By the time of his 1990 album "The Hard Way", it started to become clear that the drugs were seriously affecting him. In 1993, his drug problems resulted in him effectively stopping performing and recording for two years, a period he refers to as his "vacation in the ghetto".
He eventually ended up in jail on drug and firearms charges. Kicking the drug habit while in jail, Earle came out a new man and released two albums within 18 months of his release in late 1994. His comeback album, the acoustic Train A Comin', was nominated for the "Best Contemporary Folk Album" Grammy Award in 1996."
Lately, besides releasing a new album, he has a recurring role on the HBO series The Wire where he plays a recovering drug addict. My favorite song by Steve is his 1986 single Someday. I used to love to ride around in my car in high school and listen to his Guitar Town cassette, and Someday was my favorite song on the tape. Enjoy!
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