Former teen idol Leif Garrett’s life took a horrible downward spiral

To me it feels like teenage heartthrob Leif Garrett does not get enough credit as an artist and performer. He deserved so much more!
Throughout his career the former teen idol experienced extreme highs and lows but the highs he sought through drug addiction which he used as a crutch resulted in him sinking his career
Before you see him today at 61 it might be good to hold your breath
What a babe he was.. Leif Garrett started as a child actor and in the 1970s he set the hearts of young women to fluttering when he became a musician.
My mom told me that when she went to the grocery store with her parents she could see Leifs face on all of the teen magazine covers at the checkout lanes.
UNSPECIFIED CIRCA 1970 Photo of Leif Garrett Photo by Michael Ochs ArchivesGetty Images
The American singeractor born in Hollywood California was 5 years old when he first appeared in the movie Bob Carol Ted Alice in 1969 which became the sixth highestgrossing film of the year.
Following that role the sleepyeyed flaxenhaired heartthrob featured in the film Walking Tall along with its two sequels. In 1983 he joined a number of fellow teen heartthrobs including Matt Dillon C. Thomas Howell Patrick Swayze and Tom Cruise in Francis Ford Coppolas The Outsiders.
Some might also recognize him from his performances in TV series like Family The Odd Couple 1974 Wonder Woman 1978 and CHiPs 1979.
In 1977 he released his first album Leif Garret and fans went wild when he performed covers of popular songs like The Wanderer Dion Surfin USA The Beach Boys and Paul Ankas Put Your Head on My Shoulder.
Garrett was on top of the world. The blond shaggyhaired singer toured worldwide and his fans mostly young girls went crazy as soon as they saw him.
I was on a public appearance tour in Sydney Australia and they had to fly me in by helicopter and then I jumped into an armored car and drove into the theater by back door. Ive tried using a lim there before but the fans almost tipped it over. I