During a recent appearance on the “TODDCast Podcast”, TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon was asked to recount a near-death experience that he had during his four-decade-plus touring career.

He said: “Yeah, I’ve pressed my luck and I’ve been very lucky in different situations. Like everybody has, I’ve been on motorcycles. I’ve lived a pretty crazy life as far as doing things, riding horses. I’ve competed in events with the horses. But I’ll be honest. Okay, now, I don’t wanna get too crazy, but near death, I would say, for me, has been with addiction and drugs. I’ve pushed myself with cocaine and alcohol years ago to a point to where, like, ‘Oh my god, am I gonna make it?’ And I’m only sharing that. It’s very personal. And hopefully — I don’t know what’s gonna happen with that statement. I’ve been clean and sober now for a couple years and I don’t recommend drugs or alcohol to anybody. And if you want to die, especially nowadays with fentanyl and all that shit, it’s Russian roulette out there. But even before all of that, back in the glory days, the near-death experiences, I would say, would be my own stupid self-inflicted bullshit. So, by me making this statement, I’m just hoping that someone will be motivated to not do that. Life is so much better when you’re clear minded and not hung over and having a near-death experience of overdosing and feeling like shit and puking and all that crap that goes with that.”