Life's Pleasures Quote by Bonnie Tyler

Bonnie Tyler pulls off a neat bit of celebrity jujitsu here: she’s answering the inevitable rock-star question about drugs by refusing the script without pretending to be a saint. “I’ve never taken drugs” lands like a line meant for tabloids and talk shows, a clean headline that separates her from the more self-destructive mythology of pop stardom. Then she immediately complicates it: “My drug, I suppose, is drink.” That “I suppose” matters. It’s casual, almost shrugging, a way to admit dependence without sounding confessional or grim.

The real craftsmanship is in the two-part timing. “I never drink before I sing” is both professionalism and self-protection: it frames her voice as an instrument she respects, not just a vibe. Tyler was known for a big, raw, weathered power; the subtext is that maintaining that sound takes discipline, not chaos. She’s drawing a boundary between the performance (controlled, reliable, earned) and the after (release, reward, maybe escape).

“I do make up for it when I come off!” is the punchline and the permission slip. It reassures fans she’s still “fun,” still part of the nightlife economy that surrounds live music, without sacrificing competence onstage. It’s also a clever reframing of vice as scheduling: not abstinence, but compartmentalization. In an industry that romanticizes excess, Tyler offers a more sustainable legend - the working singer’s version of rebellion, measured in when, not whether.