The sober stars of rock n' roll
As Mani quits booze, we look at teetotal rockers
- Neil Young - The rock legend announced he had been sober for a year in September 2012, and chose to give up drink and drugs due to curiosity more than anything else. "I did it for 40 years. Now I want to see what it's like to not do it," Neil Young told the New York Times. "It's just a different perspective. The straighter I am, the more alert I am, the less I know myself and the harder it is to recognise myself. I need a little grounding in something, and I am looking for it everywhere.
by Pritham Bhatia | Photos by WENN.com
Tags: The Rolling Stones
The wild and debaucheous rock-star lifestyle is well documented, and widely lusted after by many.
Mani from The Stone Roses' today claimed that he had given up the booze ahead of the band's comeback shows.
Inspired to may clean up our own acts, we take a look at the boozed and over-partied musicians who have traded life in the fast-lane for a quieter, simpler existence.
From Iggy Pop and David Bowie, through to Eminem and Florence Welch: we see why fame has taken it's toll on stars from across the years, and why they have cut drugs and alcohol out of the schedules.
Check ou the gallery below. Think of any other rock n' roll turned saints? Leave your comments below.
