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Originally posted by Landshark
i don't remember who said it, but the quote was, "Johnny was mean when he was sober, but even meaner when he was drunk."
apparently he wasn't a real nice guy off camera.
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Probably a quote from someone noted in Carson's biography by Lawrence Leamer. Leamer also notes that Johnny quit booze altogether in 1972. "Not a nice guy" could refer his aversion to being in crowds, & his shyness translated into aloofness & standoffishness. I guess we all figure a public performer should be "on" 24/7 & any diversion from the stage personna is viewed as a "peculiarity". But, such content is what sells the National Inquirer & other rags, so we can only ponder the context within the eternal cat-fight called show-biz.
Ron.