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Schwartzenfeld said perform-
ers frequently become ill on the
road because of the physical de-
mands upon them, including
performing night after night and
constantly traveling.
"A lot of it has to do with be-
ing on the road and that
lifestyle," he said. "They are
bound to get sick."
He admits that the position of
being a doctor to the stars has
some benefits. When the band
Kiss called on the doctor for help,
he asked the band for a back-
stage pass for his daughter, a
huge fan at the time.
"She got to see them without
their makeup, and they showed
her some of the costumes they
wear on stage," he said. "She
was in heaven."
But he also acknowledges that
his enthusiasm has waned a
bit. With summer venues book-

ing solid schedules, he receives
more calls for treatment than he
used to. Due to the celebrity of
the patients, he has to treat
them in hotel rooms or back-
stage.
"I get two or three calls a week
now," he said. "It can be very
busy."
Schwartzenfeld also strong-
ly believes in preventative med-
icine. Although the thrust of his
practice is treating ear, nose and
throat problems in his office, he
routinely lectures local high
school students on the use of ear
plugs at rock concerts to prevent
hearing loss.
"A lot of kids don't realize just
how much damage is done to
their ears," he said. "But if you
are going to a lot of concerts and
sitting near the speakers, you
can sustain permanent nerve
damage."

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Kiss:"They are really not as wild as they seem to be."

asked by the band to join them
afterward at their hotel.
The doctor rode in the band's
limousine and was surprised
by the band members' reserve.
`They are really not as wild as
they seem to be," he said. 'They
are very nice."
Upon arriving at the hotel,
he followed the bandma.tes' cir-
cuitous route to their hotel
room. "We went through the
kitchen, then up a side stair-
way and down some out of the
way halls," he said "I don't
know how we got there, but we
did."

Russian circus performers
After first having to trans-
late the names of their med-
ications, Schwartzenfeld had
the distinct pleasure of watch-
ing the performers off stage.
"They were all on the tele-
phone trying to buy used cars
and ship them back to Russia,"
he said.

David Lee Roth
Treating Roth for what the
doctor called a "personal ill-
ness," Schwartzenfeld sug-

gested that the singer meet
him in a local emergency room.
He was then surprised, by
Roth's appearance.
"He had on an old Army
jacket and was disheveled,"
Schwartzenfeld said "He
looked like he rolled out of the
street."

Alice In Chains
When the band was first on
tour opening for Van Haien,
some of the members called on
Schwartzenfeld for treatment.
After handing them his bill
for services, the manager of the
then-fledgling band explained
that the musicians were re-
ceiving a small stipend for liv-
ing expenses and could not
afford to pay it.
"They didn't have the mon-
ey for the treatment," he said.
During their next visit, the
band was headlining sold-out
concerts.
"It is amazing to see these
people who couldn't afford to
pay [a doctor's bill] become fa-
mous," he said, adding that he
never tried to collect from his
now-famous patients.

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