How much of The Gong Show would you say you’re drunk?
I haven’t had a drink in five months. I’m kind of old now so I cant do that.

 

So would you say it’s a misconception that people think you’re drunk all the time?
Yeah, I guess people know me from the other show where I used to drink, but now I’m 43, so I’m kind of starting to stop. I had some health problems, a kidney here and there. Really I just tried to quit smoking and keep drinking, but then I quit drinking so now I’m trying to quit smoking, and its so hard to quit both.

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