Flavor Flav Spent $5.7 Million on Drugs in 6 Years?

By Nicki Gostin Posted Jun 7th 2011 10:15PM

Flavor Flav holds nothing back in his memoir, dubbed 'Flavor Flav: Icon,' in which he takes readers on a journey from being the court jester of rap to the court jester of Reality TV. In between there were years of wall-to-wall cocaine addiction and it's a wonder the New York native can remember any of it (he's amazed as well). Public Enemy's ebullient hype man spoke openly to PopEater about how he got clean, the "difficult" experience of starring in a dating show even though he had a girlfriend the whole time, his plans to get married "real soon" and talks about a debt owed to MC Hammer.

You're very honest in the book about your drug use. It got really crazy.
Yeah I was spending $2,600 a day, for six years, every single day. I don't know how much that is but if you did the math, wow, I went through a lot of money. If I did the math I'd probably be shocked on how much money I spent, I'd probably punch myself in the face.

(Editor's Note: 2,191 days -- one leap year day included -- at $2,600 a piece equals $5,696,600.)

When you recounted your life, can you believe everything you've done?
I've done a lot. I didn't really think about it like that. I thought more, damn how can I remember everything I've done!

How did you get clean?
I went out to California in the middle of 2003 and I changed my people, places and things. My also wanting to pursue a TV and movie career, I knew that in order for me to do that and be successful, I had to leave all of that behind me. I had to because me being a major celebrity, everything that I do, word will travel. I didn't want to build a bad reputation in other states. I wanted to leave all that stuff in New York. That's what really helped me get clean by me not wanting to build up a reputation of me going through neighborhoods buying drugs.

Didn't MC Hammer help your TV career?
Yeah I asked him for his advice on whether I should do 'The Surreal Life' or not. I wasn't going to do it, I figured it was for has-beens, at that time I didn't consider myself a has-been, I considered myself still hot. I asked MC Hammer for his advice and he said I should do it because if I do it then great things could happen afterwards like it did for him and he was right.

And America fell in love with you.
That's because I fell in love with America! You only get back what you give off Nicki!

You lost your virginity when you were very young.
I was six years old. I lost my virginity by experimenting. The girl was the same age as me. We kind of felt a little something funny. We knew it was kind of wrong yet we felt it was kind of natural.

How is that even possible?
I mean I call it a lost virginity when the penis penetrates the vagina, I do consider that a cherry pop.

Ever get tired of schlepping that big clock around?
Never. The clock is American Express. I don't leave home without it. My neck is used to it after all of these years. My neck has developed certain muscles, I forget the clock is around me.

You did a dating show and yet you had a girl friend the whole time.
Yes I did. Well I'm an entertainer, my job is to bring America good TV. In my book I had to write about me being an entertainer but yet after I finished entertaining I go home to my family. Yeah that was kind of difficult but I had to do it. I'm still with my girlfriend, we've been together now going on eight years and we have a kid together.

So when are you going to marry her?
Real soon. I just got to put myself in a much more comfortable state for me to get married. I'm still not in a comfortable state. There are certain things I want to do within myself. I just really want to be in the right financial position before I say 'I do.'

You have seven kids.
Yeah from 25 to 4 and I'm going for three more so I can have my personal 10. I want a starting five and some substitutes. I also have four grand-children and my grand-kids call me grand-daddy. I spoil them as much as I can.

You also had 62 traffic violations.
Over 62. I don't have a license right now but there's just a couple more things that I have to do here in New York to clear that up and once we do that, we are good to go.

You're an avid bowler.
Oh yes, I get down. I'm Flavor Flav Twinkle Toes Flintstone. My average is like 150, 160, stuff like that. Every now and then I get up to 170, 180.

Was your relationship with Brigitte Neilsen real?
That was definitely really, really real. She's married now, she's over in Italy with her husband and children. She's doing good. We speak from time to time.

Hey thanks for speaking to me Flav.
(To the tune of Toni Basil's hit 'Mickey') Oh Nicki you're so fine, you're so fine you blow my mind!

More Q&As From Nicki Gostin: Ice T, Jerry Seinfeld, Will Ferrell, Paul Reiser and Jerry Seinfeld

http://xml.channel.aol.com/xmlpublisher/fetch.v2.xml?option=expand_relative_urls&dataUrlNodes=uiConfig,feedConfig,entry&id=1001693&pid=1001692&uts=1307460579

http://www.popeater.com/mm_track/popeater/tv/?s_channel=us.tvpop&s_account=aolpopeater,aolsvc&omni=1&ke=1

http://cdn.channel.aol.com/cs_feed_v1_6/csfeedwrapper.swf

The Flavor of Flav

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 01: Flavor Flav performs onstage during An Evening With Flavor Flav at The GRAMMY Museum on June 1, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mark Sullivan/WireImage)

WireImage

Flavor Flav Snapshots

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 01: Flavor Flav performs onstage during An Evening With Flavor Flav at The GRAMMY Museum on June 1, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mark Sullivan/WireImage)

Flavor Flav Snapshots

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 01: Flavor Flav gestures onstage during An Evening With Flavor Flav at The GRAMMY Museum on June 1, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mark Sullivan/WireImage)

Flavor Flav Snapshots

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 01: Flavor Flav and GRAMMY Foundation vice president Scott Goldman onstage during An Evening With Flavor Flav at The GRAMMY Museum on June 1, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mark Sullivan/WireImage)

Flavor Flav Snapshots

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 01: Flavor Flav (L) signs the neck of a fan in the GRAMMY Museum after An Evening With Flavor Flav at The GRAMMY Museum on June 1, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mark Sullivan/WireImage)

Flavor Flav Snapshots

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 01: Flavor Flav (L) poses with a fan in the GRAMMY Museum after An Evening With Flavor Flav at The GRAMMY Museum on June 1, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mark Sullivan/WireImage)

Flavor Flav Snapshots

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 01: Flavor Flav gestures onstage during An Evening With Flavor Flav at The GRAMMY Museum on June 1, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mark Sullivan/WireImage)

Flavor Flav Snapshots

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 01: Flavor Flav gestures onstage during An Evening With Flavor Flav at The GRAMMY Museum on June 1, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mark Sullivan/WireImage)

Flavor Flav Snapshots

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 01: Flavor Flav gestures onstage during An Evening With Flavor Flav at The GRAMMY Museum on June 1, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mark Sullivan/WireImage)

Flavor Flav Snapshots

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 28: Flavor Flav promotes the new book "Flavor Flav: The Icon the Memoir" at Hue-Man Bookstore & Cafe on May 28, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by T Roth/WireImage)

Flavor Flav Snapshots

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 28: Musican Flavor Flav promotes the new book "Flavor Flav: The Icon the Memoir" at Hue-Man Bookstore & Cafe on May 28, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Marc Stamas/Getty Images)

Flavor Flav Snapshots

Tags: Flavor Flav

Comments

(109)

Tuesday 07 June

By LP

Highest Rank Vote down Vote up Report this

Shame on you, hope you'll not calling yourself a christian because no true christian talks the way you just did. All men and women came from God and he loves everyone the same. And to speak of who looks more like and ape, take a look in the mirrow, an ape has thin lips not full lips and is out right hairy so the time you want to call a black man an ape go to the zoo and look at yourself, a matter of fact don't go to the zoo just look in the mirrow. Now grow up and stop being racist because I would like to think that YOU are part of GODS kingdom.

By David

Vote down Vote up Report this

So says the piece of white trash.

By kim

Dang! well that explains why he is like he is!!

By Hotdigittydog

Should have spent a little of that on some serios dental work. Don't these people look in the mirror.....Uck!!!!!!

By Sam

Must be why he looks so healthy and is such a snappy dresser......Yeesh!

By Benwa

7 kids (4 - 25), 4 grandchildren and wants 3 more kids. Hope he's kidding. Otherwise, he is a typical, ghetto boy: "Gots to get me a baby so's a I don't's haf to care fo' it. I just got me laid."

Did you take your meds today?

By mike hall

Heidi,
well as they say ,put out the bait and a fool will bite. As for myself,my arms arent hanging to my knees,I dont have a lower hanging lip,nor do i have thick lips and a big flat nose, what I do have is a real distain for fools, and that my love is your place in the scheme of things. remember to keep your pet on a leash when walking in the cuty streets.Stupid libs are all around.

so i guess ole crazy Charlie Sheen is another example of the white race on drugs.. and this dude CS is a millionaire.. what a bad example for the white race knucklehead!

By Steve

I sure hope he thanks all of you idiots out there that think he is worth watching or listening to.

By SandhillsRider

I am not familiar with this guy's profession. Is he a circus clown? Could possibly be a midget wrestler?

By Melody

High Rank Vote down Vote up Report this

Are you telling me Flavor Flav does drugs? Because seriously, I never woulda been able to figure that out by myself. Thank you, PopEater!

By itssmeeroger

Is THAT all?Wow..dude be slippin'!

By sharon

Mike,

In response to YOUR opinion of evolution, let's explore the caucasoid race. If you look at pigs, white/blonde hair, pink skin, snouts, odor...HMMM sounds familiar doesn't it?

By jaba

HOW STUPID!

By Donna

WHO THE H-LL IS THIS GUY ANYWAY? the name is bad enough! lol

By me64250

Lowest Rank Vote down Vote up Report this

Koz, cowards like you are just that, COWARDS! Le t me chronicle the excellent examples of the whyte race: Arnold Schwartzaneggar, Timothy McVeigh, Ted Bundy, George Bush, Cheney, Madoff, Weiner, and I could name many more if I chose to spend the time on identifying them. You have ur foot in ur mouth, but U really need one up ur azz!

By heldt666

You left out Huey Newton, remember him? The guy who took millions from you "brothers" and spent it on a white woman and a penthouse in Oakland, Calif.?
When's the last time you were afraid of walking through a white neighborhood because of the roving white gangs out there.
I lived in Oakland, Ca for more than 50 years, punks with mouths are a dime a dozen.
People who can't spell don't impress me.

By NDB

I loved when he wore the viking hat and how silly he made it look.

By mizike

people like u should avoid society u cant handle reality drugs dont discriminate look at marliyn monroe idot u r

Page 3 of 6