Skid Row - 18 And Life (official Music Video) Apr 2026

While often believed to be based on a New Jersey newspaper article about a teen shooting, guitarist revealed that the original spark for the song was much more personal.

While drinking with friends, Ricky fires his six-shot revolver "to the wind," accidentally killing one of his close friends. He believed the gun was not loaded. Skid Row - 18 And Life (Official Music Video)

Sabo originally wrote the song about his brother Rick , who returned home from the Vietnam War a changed and broken person. While often believed to be based on a