Now 68 and sober for more than two decades, Walsh has righted his course. 'I never imagined how far down one could go,' Walsh told Rolling Stone recently about his years of abuse. Joe Walsh has called himself an 'ordinary average guy,' which is something of a stretch for a man who's written some of rock's greatest riffs, from the James Gang's 'Funk #49' to the Eagles' 'Life in the Fast Lane' and his own 'Rocky Mountain Way.' Walsh's offstage exploits are similarly the stuff of legend: He's hung with Hendrix, freaked out Elton John, leveled hotel rooms with the likes of Keith Moon and John Belushi, and even ran for president (his platform: Free Gas for Everyone) – all while consuming enough vodka and cocaine to fell an elephant.