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| "For over ten years Road Recovery has been
helping kids find their way towards a healthy future through the
efforts of music industry professionals. I am proud to be a member
of this great organization. Once you find that you want this [Road
Recovery], it's something tangible that you can achieve & very
much worth the effort." - Slash, Velvet Revolver, Guns N' Roses |
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| "Road Recovery’s mentor programs foster
important change in young people’s lives - AND THEY ROCK HARD
AT THE SAME TIME. They say 'if you don't stand up for something,
you’ll fall for anything' and I think that’s really true.
Have the courage to stand up for one another and those less fortunate.
I support Road Recovery’s efforts and everyone involved in
the work of this amazing organization." – Tom Morello, The Nightwatchman, Audioslave, Rage Against The Machine |
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| "Pot is fun and should be legal. For some
that's all it is…for those with addictive personalities
they can face a treacherous road and I’ve seen it happen to
some of my friends over the years. Crystal Meth, Heroin, Coke, all
that stuff can overtake you. This idea of Road Recovery helps kids
avoid the treacherous road of the drugs that can overtake you." – Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips 'category' |
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| "It took me 23 years to get there. It was
a long and limey road. I’m not doing anything again if I’m
not sober. Sobriety is worth it! Road Recovery is worth it! If you
want it, stick it out, you’ll get there. If we follow these
principals to the best of our ability then we don’t have to
go back!" – Ozzy Osbourne |
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"It's an honor and a privilege to be part of helping young people find their way out of the dark & into the light through Road Recovery." – Jerry Cantrell, Alice In Chains |
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| "I am happy to be a part of Road Recovery
and so are the guys in my comedy band - The Crown Royals featuring
The Rehab Horns. We look forward to helping America's youth!" – Denis Leary, Comedian/Actor |
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| "Road Recovery is a beacon of light in a
dark and confusing world. Addiction is so tricky and insidious and
community is the cure. Road Recovery is all about community, a great
organization with amazing programs. I'm so happy to be sober and
grateful to be in the company of people getting the point early!" - Trey Anastasio, Singer/Songwriter, Phish |
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"It was very nice meeting with all
of you from Road Recovery. The biggest disservice you can do
is to ignore or deny your potential, it’s quite limitless,
take control as it can be the difference between pass & fail." |
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| "It's wonderful to see these young
people getting sober! I really regret that I didn’t get it
early, I wasted so much time. I wish Road Recovery well…their
young people could have continued …but they didn’t miss
nothing, I speak from experience. Together we all get to go on with
life! Road Recovery's great!" – Joe Walsh, Solo Artist, The Eagles |
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"Road Recovery, that's
really cool" |
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| "Road Recovery is THE music industry organization
that addresses the issues of substance abuse prevention and education
for teenagers and young adults. MusiCares is proud to have a professional
working relationship with this wonderful organization." – Harold Owens, Senior Director, MusiCares/Map Foundation |
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| "Road Recovery seems to trade sadness and
disparity for focus and creativity. The life stories of these courageous
people are testimonies of their strength and maturity. Watching them
carry each other with kindness, sensitivity and regard was moving,
but seeing them work together, writing music and allocating their
passions to something communal, was inspiring. Music has never seemed
so therapeutic as it does with these kids through Road Recovery." - Fabrizio Moretti, Drummer, The Strokes |
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| "The Road Recovery concept helps everyone
involved – at-risk kids benefit from the experiences of a wide
range of people in the creative community, and artists and music
industry professionals are given the chance to transform some of
their toughest struggles into something genuinely positive. Over
the course of the past six years their highly effective programs
have helped thousands of people, and have made the world a better
place." - Michele Anthony, President & COO, Sony/BMG Music Entertainment, Inc. |
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| "It's an inspiration to know the people at
Road Recovery who give so much of their lives to helping others." - Charles Grodin, Actor/Writer |
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| "Road Recovery, what does not
kill us makes us who we are. Stand for something or fall for nothing.
I believe in us and what we are doing together to save our children." – Elaine Bartlett, Author, Activist |
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The Road Recovery Foundation receives support from Bloomberg L.P. "It
is our pleasure to support Road Recovery’s important programs
combining music industry and mental health professionals to teach
young people about the benefits of a drug-free life. We are proud
to a part of this initiative and commend [Road Recovery’s]
outreach efforts." |
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| "I support anything that liberates people
from oppression, that’s what Road Recovery continues to provide
all of us - young and old." – Katell Keineg, Artist |
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"Road Recovery, don’t
leave home without it." |
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"Road Recovery fills the void between the clinical treatment of addiction and the real world. Road Recovery perfectly connects and complements the process of ongoing long term recovery in order for young people to live a sober full life. Starting in 1967 The Haight Ashbury Free Medical Clinic in San Francisco was built on Rock’n’Roll and has maintained our close association ever since. I am happy to unite with Road Recovery who are connecting the mission of recovery of all kinds through music." – Dr. David Smith, Founder, Haight Ashbury Free Medical Clinic, Medical Director, Prometa procedure/protocol |
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"Gene Bowen of Road Recovery is a true survivor who knows how to reach other strong survivors--youngsters who have escaped from the prison of addiction and are determined to keep their lives on track. Spending time with Bowen, Jack Bookbinder, and these youngsters in order to write about them for The New York Daily News, I was struck by the strength of their commitments to drug-free sobriety and to one another. Gene, Jack, and the youngsters involved in Road Recovery's band 'Crazy James' happen to be some of the most sincere individuals I've encountered--there's no time for affectation or superficiality--just true friendship, music, and the things in life that matter." Heather Robbins - NY Daily News |
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| "Road Recovery is an organization that believes
in you even when you've lost belief in yourself. Road Recovery is
an amazing group of people and great friends to all." - Jimmy Gnecco, Artist, OURS |
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| "Road Recovery is a very special
group of people who knows how it is when you live life, and wants
to make sure kids of all ages get a real shot from people who experienced
a lot and are willing to give back! This is the realist thing I've
seen out here for real". - Doug E. Fresh, Parent, Artist |
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| "Road Recovery is a mitzvah. As a guy who's
recovering from everything, I can appreciate both the beautiful spirit
and practicality that informs this program. For young people who
want to pursue a life of music-but to do it without the self-destructive
tragedy of addiction-Road Recovery is a clarion call. I'm proud to
be a small part of a big plan that helps us all stay sane." - Walter Yetnikoff, music industry legend |
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"Road Recovery is Hope. It
is support. When those in harm's way are isolated, hope and support
are the main ingredients to a successful turnaround. I commend
Road Recovery!" |
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"Road Recovery is an amazing power of example; I am truly blown away by the simplicity of their message and the honesty with which they bring it. Road Recovery’s magic lies in its people; there is an overwhelming sense of family that emanates from each one of the members and welcomes everyone that comes into the mix." - Andrea Gruber, Soprano |
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| "Road Recovery's program explores
creative alternatives to drug and alcohol abuse....[teaching kids]
that you can be down at the very bottom and rise back up again." - Marcia Clark, The New York Times |
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| "Road Recovery is doing a great
thing of inspiring the next generation to understand the principle
of passing it on by first discovering a sense of openness and awareness
which allows a good shot of what can happen!" - Dr. John, Parent, Grandfather, Artist |
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"Road Recovery is a blessing
to the community at large! By offering at risk youth the opportunity
to hear testimonials such as my husband's Darryl, and I. Sharing
our experiences, strength, hope and the faith to overcome the disease
of alcoholism, addiction and its many effects." |
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| "Road Recovery is one of the few adolescent
recovery programs that is able to help teenagers successfully maintain
sobriety within their home communities. Success occurs through a
balance between: creative arts and music, the power of affiliation
with other sober teens, and the ability to interact with inspirational
and notable people who have been touched by either addiction or other
life challenges. In my practice, I regularly utilize Road Recovery
as a powerful clinical tool for treating adolescents and their families
who face substance use disorders or other addictive problems." – Scott Bienenfeld, M.D. |
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| "Road Recovery is literally a
life-saving organization and a blessing to the music business, providing
a vital, precious service in an often brutal industry." - Steven Schub, Actor/Lead Singer, The Fenwicks |
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| "Road Recovery, the real deal, where dreams
become reality, Crazy James an amazing group of people....their band
will change your life." - Mikey, Drummer, Shiny Toy Guns |
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"Let's hear it for Road Recovery!
It's a tough and dirty job they do, and if they didn't do it, maybe
not too many other people would. It's a crucial job, but not everybody
realizes it needs doing. Road Recovery carries the promise of deliverance
from those who can speak of substance abuse from those who can
speak of it from first-hand experience to those who might never
hear of it without their peers to relate to. It has been more than
a privilege and pleasure, it has been a blessing to have participated
with Road Recovery's work. I eagerly anticipate having more to
do with them, and with the kind of work they do." |
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| "Meeting the people from Road Recovery lifted
my day, we swapped Grateful Dead stories and shared in how much being
sober means to us all. Each day is a bonus, I'm so happy to be here
it’s so far from where I have been in my life, and I'm inspired
by meeting my new friends!" – Chris Difford, Artist, Founding Member - Squeeze |
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"I am in the unique position of having been a witness to the conception of Road Recovery and recently in a position to refer a client from my practice to the program. In terms of prevention, Road Recovery offers young people an opportunity to interact with musicians and others in the music industry who support and live substance free lives. I will continue to refer clients and others to the program." - Laurie B. Levine, Ph.D. |
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| "How can we refer to ourselves
as a community until we are able to take in the ones whose families
may have fallen short of the mark, or those who have strayed to a
distant neighborhood, and help them to be a part of it all? The Graham
School and Road Recovery are doing just that. It's schooling on the
road to recovery." - Arliss Howard & Debra Winger, Parents, Actors |
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| "Road Recovery is part of the incredible
path to ultimate freedom! Thank You!" – Joan As Police Woman |
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| "I've known the Road Recovery
crew for a number of years. Their commitment and dedication to young
people are an inspiration to all of us around them. They are the
real deal!" - Merril Wasserman - V.P. International Acquisitions & Affiliate Relations, Sony/ATV Songs, LLC |
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| "My sister died of a heroin overdose
in 1997, she was hip and cool and she was an artist…I just wonder
what a program like this might have meant to her if she had known
it was there." - Sarah Jones, Actress, Poet |
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"When I first got sober I
kind of thought my music career was over! I got some literature
on Road Recovery and said 'My God there are people that are actually
aspiring to create different forms of art without substance abuse.'
I create music and I perform music, a direct support of that is
Road Recovery." |
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| "Road Recovery. It's the one program that
actually helped me as much as I helped them! Thank You!" - Dave Kushner, guitarist, Velvet Revolver, Wasted Youth, Loaded |
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| "As a record company executive
for over ten years, I believe in the healing power of music. Road
Recovery is dedicated to providing options to individuals suffering
in addiction, through exposure to music and community inreach. I
particularly believe strongly in Road Recovery's approach--the opposite
of the "quick fix"." - Julie Borchard, Columbia Records |
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| "As a sober musician, and seasoned
veteran of the road, I feel enormous gratitude that Road Recovery
exists as support and resource for people like myself striving to
live on a spiritual path in an environment so often fueled by drugs
and alcohol !" - Evan Seinfeld, Musician, Actor, Biohazard, OZ |
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| "At the end of the day you always
have to believe in you! Road Recovery shares this message and keeps
it moving with kids today." - Tony Shellman, co-founder of The ENYCE Clothing Company |
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| "I greatly admire Road Recovery’s
tenacity in tackling such a tough problem. The world is lucky to
have people so willing to give of themselves to help others." - Scott Booker, World’s Fair, Manager for The Flaming Lips |
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| "Road Recovery is an enriching
program full of hope and aspirations." - Chris Rucker, The Rucker League/Rucker Clothing |
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| "I think Road Recovery is great! As a parent
and Tour Manager for more than twenty years I have witnessed the
devastation addiction has had both backstage and out in the audience.
I support Road Recovery’s work with young people connecting
them with positive alternatives via folks in the entertainment industry.
Sign me up whenever you need help!" – Smokey Wendell, Tour Manager, Joe Walsh |
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"We applaud and support the Road Recovery effort to communicate
the importance of living a substance-free existence. The live performance
or "action" programs convey this relevant and crucial
message. The online medium is a fast and powerful way to get the
message out, and a virtual word-of-mouth component of this important
message." |
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| "Through Road Recovery we can
all look up at the stars!" - Christopher Kennedy Lawford |
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"Road Recovery is the key to success!" |
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| "By providing a channel of self expression,
Road Recovery helps fill the void…Plus, if these kids don't
play music they will probably rob you." – Mike D., Comedian |
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| "We need more music industry
people in helping Road Recovery spread it's message of substance
free living through the power of music to young people." - Barry Bergman, Founder, President - MMF - US (Music Managers' Forum) |
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| "Road Recovery is a beacon of hope for those
whom society has chosen to ignore. They are in the business of saving
lives, one soul at a time. May God continue to bless the staff and
students." - Bruce George, Co-Founder of Def Poetry Jam |
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"Through Road Recovery you can raise the
bar to better your life."
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| "It was great to share in the process of
recovery…Road Recovery inspires me to stay on this path…" – Joseph Arthur, Artist |
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| "Though young in years, Road
Recovery has become one of the best resources in the music industry
for countering drug and alcohol addictions. The organization's various
programs empower people to take charge of their lives. And it accomplishes
this through the power of music. In this way, music is the answer." - Michael Paoletta, Senior Writer/Reviews Editor, Billboard Magazine |
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| "I think that the Vans Warped Tour and Road
Recovery are a natural partnership. Though we all love what we do,
the pressures of this lifestyle can and does often lead to substance
abuse for some people. Fortunately, Road Recovery is there to support
artists and crew members in their time of need...and through music
industry professionals, Road Recovery delivers creative alternatives
to young music lovers." - Kevin Lyman, Founder of The Vans Warped Tour |
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