His "staff", "friends", entourage, groupies. Even tiny little stars have people who are willing to do whatever it takes to be in the group. Mega stars (Ray), have the world offered to them, every day.:)

Celebrities seldom buy their own.

...unless they're Rush Limbaugh.

He had his maid do it.

Oh, and did you hear? The Massachusetts gay marriage law ended Limbaugh's third marriage!

Heroine was pretty rampant in the 40-50s jazz world. Some survived it, many didnt.

The old-style Jazz Junkies (the William S. Burroughs type) are very different from today's young 3 bundle a day junkies.

The old style junky knows he's a junky.

The 3 bundle a day kids deny that they have a habit, even when they are in sweating, sniffling, puking withdrawal.