Punk rocker celebrates sobriety with benefit concert

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — After nearly a decade of battling addiction and homelessness, Ian Linden, or Punk Rock Ian, has hit a significant milestone: one year of sobriety.

To celebrate, Punk Rock Ian is hosting a benefit concert Friday, featuring his band, Lords of Rock Bottom, alongside local punk bands Gabor Usurp and Vast Waste, and touring band Pinko from San Antonio.

Punk Rock Ian says he was inspired to change after a friend’s overdose. “I was not deciding. I could not decide whether I wanted to live still or not,” he said…

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