Years after Drive Shaft's fall, Charlie flew to Sydney to try and convince Liam to reform the band. (' Homecoming') Flight 815Ĭharlie gets high in the plane's bathroom. Doctors returned to Lucy from Charlie's pocket a stolen antique, still covered in his vomit. He changed his mind and took a job from her father, but heroin withdrawal kicked in, sending him to the hospital. A year after Liam left the band, Charlie started a relationship with Lucy, a wealthy businessman's daughter, so he could rob her to pay his dealer. (' Fire + Water')ĭespite Liam's expectations, Charlie eventually turned to heroin. With Liam gone, Drive Shaft ceased to exist. Charlie tried rejuvenating the band with a new song, but Liam sold Charlie's piano for an Australia rehab clinic. Liam's addiction continued as well, and Charlie stood in for him at his daughter's birth. Losing popularity, they stooped so low to parody their song for a diapers commercial. During their second Finland tour, he gave Charlie an heirloom ring for Christmas, thinking that only drug-free Charlie could carry on the family legacy. Their song then became a hit, and the pressure of stardom consumed Liam, who turned to heroin. They initially doubted their chances, but they heard their song ' You All Everybody' on the radio one day, and the group gained hope. (' The Moth')Ĭharlie and Liam formed a band called Drive Shaft. (' Flashes Before Your Eyes') (' Greatest Hits')Ĭharlie and Liam performing in a concert. During one performance of Oasis' Wonderwall, a stranger claimed they'd been on an Island together, and Charlie jokes that 'this is why we don't do drugs.' Another time, he chased off a mugger after performing, and the victim he saved called him a hero.

(' Fire + Water') (' Greatest Hits') Musical career and addictionĬharlie honed his talents over the years, practicing and singing on the street for money. Charlie claimed he later became Northern England's swimming champion. His father supported Charlie in other arenas though, teaching him to swim as a child. Charlie's father, however, vehemently opposed the career choice, and believed that Charlie and his brother Liam should become butchers like him. According to a dream, his mother gave him a piano one Christmas because she sensed his special musical talent. (' Fire + Water')Ĭharlie was raised a devout Catholic and served as an altar boy.

5.2 Charlie's close encounters with deathĬharlie amazed at his christmas present.

Cave of Nightmares by V. St. Clair