Tracy Lawrence said that, in the 1990s, his level of debauchery would rival anything Mötley Crüe did in the 1980s.
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Tracy Lawrence Was "Wild as Hell"
Wheeler Walker Jr. recently visited Lawrence on his podcast, TL's Road House. Known for being wildly inappropriate, the soon-to-be-retired "Drop 'Em Out" artist turned the spotlight on Lawrence by asking him a question.
"I have a theory that the country dudes are wilder than the rock and roll guys," said Walker. "My question is: Do you agree with me?"
Lawrence not only agreed with Walker, but also said 1980s rockers couldn't hold a candle to 1990s country stars.
"I believe that's a very true statement for a lot of us from the 90s," replied Lawrence. "Before social media, we were wild as hell. I saw the documentary about the dirt on Mötley Crüe. They didn't have sh*t on us."
Walker then asked Lawrence if his stories could end careers. Lawrence again made it clear that his head is full of secrets just waiting to get out.
"Absolutely, and I say all the time, when people say, 'You need to write a book,' because I've got a lot of stories," he said. "I'm like, 'I gotta wait for a lot more people to die first.' I say that in jest, but yes (I could end careers)... We had so much fun back in the 90s. It was wild."
Lawrence Could Write a Book
If Lawrence were to write a book, it would certainly feature this story from 1991 that he shared earlier this year. Lawrence and a girlfriend "were mugged by multiple gun-wielding assailants" in Nashville. He was shot four times and almost lost his leg.
The experience traumatized Lawrence and made him "angry." Rather than get the help that he needed, he "just suppressed it and shoved it down." He said doing that caused him a lot of problems in his personal relationships and career.
"When you overcome a life-altering experience like that, I think there's a little bit of a God complex that comes with it when you survive something that you probably shouldn't have," he said. "It caused me to push things to the edge a lot more than I would have if that had not had happened to me."
You can watch Lawrence's interview with Walker below.
