Michael Todd of Coheed and Cambria — Robbing Pharmacies, Heroin, Oxy's, Kicked out of band, Suicide, Shame & Radical Acceptance - Dopey Replay!

Michael Todd of Coheed and Cambria — Robbing Pharmacies, Heroin, Oxy's, Kicked out of band, Suicide, Shame & Radical Acceptance - Dopey Replay!

July 9, 2026 · 1h 37m · Episode 811

About this episode

Michael Todd discusses his struggles with addiction and recovery while being a member of Coheed and Cambria.

Timestamps 00:00 Dopey intro 01:09 Dave opens with gratitude, sobriety, Dopey Nation, and the team behind the show 03:10 Vacation scramble, House of the Dragon, and crying over the Knicks finals mini movie 04:30 Dave talks revenge, resentment, recovery, and praying for people he resents 06:18 Scottish Dopey listener leaves a voicemail about coming off opiates 07:38 Buying a house, snorting heroin, and trying to get ready for move-in day 09:53 Coke, champagne, Ritalin, moving furniture, and crashing the moving van 12:23 Dave responds to the Scottish listener and introduces Michael Todd 14:43 Josh Eppard, Coheed and Cambria, DopeyCon rap dreams, and old Podbean comments 16:00 Michael Todd joins Dopey 20:49 Michael’s addiction begins with prescription pills on tour 24:29 Kicking pills without knowing he was dope sick 26:19 OxyContin enters the picture and becomes recreational 28:37 Touring, pain, free time, and addiction slowly taking over 30:48 Leaving Coheed, blowing through money, shooting coke and dope 33:12 Heroin, needles, detox, and early recovery 35:24 Rejoining the band clean and dealing with fame 37:46 Selling out big rooms while addiction shadows the dream 40:06 The best…

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