(Rock Radio) Zakk Wylde has explained in typical larger-than-life style how heavy drinking saved his life after he developed killer blood clots in his legs during the summer. And although he wanted the news to mean he could keep indulging, his wife made him see sense.He tells I Heart Guitar: "We were out on the road with Mudvayne and Static-X and we were having a blast on that thing. Next thing you know, I'm hanging out and my leg's frickin' killing me - my left leg behind my knee. I figured maybe I'd pulled a calf muscle but it wasn't like I fell or anything. It wasn't like I was doing David Lee Rock splits off the drum riser.
"...We had a 24-hour drive and I said, 'Before we do this I just want to get an ultrasound.' The guy goes, 'Dude, you've got two huge blood clots behind your knee.'... He told me usually airline pilots get this s***, or truck drivers, you know? I said, 'Would drinking have anything to do with this?' He just goes, 'No, dude, if anything drinking was thinning your blood.'
"I said, 'Well, good - alcohol is a good thing', but my wife says, 'You're dreaming, buddy-boy. The bar's closed for you, jackass!'" - more on this story
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