![]() The second, a feeling of abandonment when he flew as an unaccompanied minor between his mother in Montreal and his father, who had walked out on them, in Los Angeles – which led to a self-destructive way with relationships and an all-consuming desire for attention. The first, being given a barbiturate for colic at just two months old. ![]() Perry blames his addiction on three things. ![]() After all, as Perry writes, “I was Chandler.” It is a witty but grimly graphic account of his alcohol and opiate addiction, disarmingly written with Chandler’s trademark sarcasm and self-deprecation. Perhaps prompted by the public’s concern for his wellbeing, or his frustration at misinformed speculation, Perry has now written a memoir: Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing. ![]() In fact, emergency dental surgery the day before was to blame – his front teeth fell out while eating toast – but it was heartbreaking to watch Chandler Bing, a beloved comic character who had spent 10 years cracking jokes in our living rooms, appear so extinguished. Perry, known to have spent the last 20 years struggling with addiction, was rumoured to have relapsed. When Friends: The Reunion broadcast last May, all anybody could talk about was Matthew Perry: his speech was slurred, his face was bloated, he looked lonely and sad. ![]()
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