Chic's Nile Rodgers ‘died eight times' during wild night out with Robert Downey Jr.
express.co.ukNile Rodgers, 69, once opened up about the time his heart “stopped eight times” during a debauched night out with Iron Man’s Robert Downey Jr, 57.The musician recalled being brought back to life by doctors after narrowly escaping death.Nile claimed that he and the Avengers star had enjoyed a seriously heavy night together back in 1984, before things took a turn for the terrifying.
The musician reportedly sprung back to life seconds before doctors pronounced him dead.In a resurfaced interview, he remembered: “I died eight times in one night and they brought me back. “Eight times my heart stopped.”“I was hanging out with Robert Downey Jr… It was coke and alcohol. “I was fine, but then I passed out,” he continued.“Typical rock n roll death…You choke on your own vomit,” he told The Guardian.The incident clearly had an effect on Nile, as now the star can boast being sober for a quarter of a century.
Nile is an American musician, producer and composer, responsible for more than 500 million albums and 75 million single sales worldwide.He has a star in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and is also the chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.Chic co-founder Nile is also a three-time Grammy Award-winner, responsible for songs such as 1977’s Everybody Dance and 1978’s Le Freak.
The star has collaborated with some of the most famous musicians in the world, including Madonna and Duran Duran.He also produced David Bowie’s Let’s Dance following Chic’s breakup in 1983.
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