Meth, Porn Sets, Weezer, Blacking Out at Slayer & Finding Recovery | Sean Murphy with Sean Murphy

Meth, Porn Sets, Weezer, Blacking Out at Slayer & Finding Recovery | Sean Murphy with Sean Murphy

Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

Timestamps: 01:18 — Wednesday Wild Card: discovering Weezer years later 03:42 — Music, spirituality, and accepting the path you took Approximately 05:15 — Nat Kingsley’s voicemail: “Scarfy” goes looking for drugs in rehab 08:28 — The debit card, the PIN, and the heroin delivery that never arrives 10:53 — Nat gets kicked out; Dave remembers his own rehab tennis-ball incident 13:20 — Hidden needles, black tar heroin, and a sobriety anniversary shout-out 15:34 — Listener comments: Keith, Trey, relapse, and finding community 18:03 — Famous people in meetings and more reactions to Keith’s episode 20:04 — Sean Murphy interview begins 22:24 — How the Russell Brand appearance connected Sean and Dave Approximately 25:00 — My Friend Weezer and Sean’s photography career 27:17 — Photographing the Beastie Boys while falling off the wagon 29:39 — Borrowed “props,” a blackout, and almost losing the photographs 31:58 — A missed flight and Sean’s “angel of death” reputation 34:23 — Early drugs, rock ’n’ roll, and the babysitters’ stash 36:26 — Seeing the world through pictures before becoming a photographer 38:50 — An abusive father, family history, and becoming a dad 41:14 — Surfing Hawaii, stealing car stereos, and Mom going undercover 43:38 — Orlando, ecstasy, and the beginning of the rave years 45:58 — A college refund scam leads to the class that changes his life 48:10 — The darkroom moment: “This is what I’m gonna do” 50:31 — Sean’s first photograph and a teacher who sees his potential 52:50 — A chance encounter leads toward Boston 55:15 — Moving with no plan, a stolen Nikon, and photography school 57:39 — Cocaine, restaurant work, and trips to the Limelight Approximately 01:05:00 — San Francisco’s Phoenix Hotel and the early rock scene 01:08:01 — Riding a Vespa to the cocaine dealer between tables 01:10:20 — Surface magazine opens the door to shooting musicians 01:12:37 — Photographing Tricky and meeting Shane MacGowan 01:14:57 — Driving Shane through San Francisco in a battered Volkswagen 01:17:16 — Meth dealers and moving into a loft above a porn studio 01:19:38 — Daddy L, the downstairs studio, and the meth connection 01:22:01 — Photography, porn work, and unexpected friendships 01:24:26 — Heavy drinking, stimulant binges, and the move toward Los Angeles 01:26:47 — Tears for Fears and the shoot that opens up a new life 01:29:10 — Arriving in LA: palm trees, the Chateau Marmont, and career momentum 01:31:31 — Ahmet Zappa, stunt photography, and a lasting friendship 01:33:55 — Cocaine and a frightening medical episode 01:35:59 — A frantic drive to get medical help 01:38:23 — Sean recalls the conversation he used to justify switching to meth 01:40:42 — “I love you, but when you drink I fucking hate you” 01:42:42 — Arriving drunk at his first AA meeting 01:45:03 — An unexpected sponsor; early sobriety and the Slayer assignment 01:47:25 — Relapsing on vodka while waiting in Slayer’s limo 01:49:49 — Blackout driving and an arrest near his AA meeting 01:52:16 — Jail, consequences, and the aftermath Approximately 01:57:00 — Police follow Sean toward the MADtv studio 01:59:25 — Surrounded at the studio gate: a mistaken-identity stop 02:01:51 — Another police raid; marriage and family life unravel 02:03:53 — Unreliability, meth, and meeting a sober biker at a club 02:06:14 — The sponsor who won’t stop calling; frightening parenting memories 02:08:37 — Checking into treatment in Florida 02:11:01 — Weezer’s Red Album shoot and functioning through addiction 02:13:23 — A storefront home and a dangerous man in the backyard 02:15:45 — The RV guest who won’t leave 02:18:08 — Cry Help, immediate relapse, and bizarre rehab drug talk 02:20:32 — Irish Mike makes the Doctor’s Opinion finally click 02:22:54 — A sponsor with very little time offers a different way forward 02:25:07 — Plan C: the sober house that changes Sean’s life 02:27:19 — Fast step work, service, costumes, and a house full of misfits 02:29:40 — A surrender flag and the chicken story 02:32:00 — Garage chaos and lasting sobriety beginning May 9, 2011 02:34:24 — Bringing recovery meetings into his own photography studio 02:36:36 — Sponsorship, travel meetings, and what he hoped sobriety would bring 02:38:58 — What recovery actually gave him: service, family, and connection 02:41:20 — Dave reflects; Spotify comments from Keith’s episode 02:43:41 — Defending JD, Ryan’s audio update, and closing thank-yous Approximately 02:45:00 — Closing music Five Ad Breaks These are transcript markers with exact opening words, so you can find the nearby pause in the audio. The middle two are spaced around the longer stories. Time Insert immediately before 20:04.622 “Hello young man. So hello and welcome to Dopey…” 55:15.819 “When I went to Boston, we had no money and no plan.” 01:31:31.199 “Like, Zombieland. We lived there for a while.” 02:03:53.420 “Been up for days and I couldn’t get up…” 02:34:24.222 “So there’s one other little piece. I was doing a photo shoot one time…”