CNN CNN Spotlight January 1, 2015 09:41:00
What the hell is going on? [ laughter ] >> what it is about the mind? what is it that does this thing to you? try to explain yourself. >> but it wasn't just williams' brilliance. during those early years, cocaine also fueled him, and a frenetic unpredictability became a hallmark. it would be the death of his friend john belushi in 1982 and the birth of his son that scared williams straight. years later, addiction became part of his historic stand-up act at the metropolitan opera house. >> you know what i'm talk about? the peruvian marching powder, the devil's dander. a nice thing, cocaine. wha...