GODSMACK’s SHANNON LARKIN Opens Up About Sobriety & Almost Getting Fired From The Band Three Times

Godsmack drummer Shannon Larkin is arising on eight years of sobriety and lately spoke at size with Spin about his sober life. When requested about occasions in his life when he knew that consuming was a difficulty he ought to deal with, Larkin revealed that he’d been on the verge of getting fired from Godsmack a number of occasions due to some blackout drunk episodes.

“Yeah, there was a lot of these issues. In truth, I used to be fired — effectively, not fired, however threatened to be fired from this band during the last 20 years, thrice. And considered one of my points, considered one of many alcoholics’ points with while you get too drunk, you black out. After which after I blacked out, I might do these loopy issues and choose fights with method greater individuals and every kind of loopy issues.

“And it was humorous as a result of I at all times attacked the those that had been closest to me, the individuals I cherished essentially the most. And that was one of many components in rehab the place, why do I assault the individuals I like essentially the most? And so it was an interior factor. They usually helped me discover out why. I am not gonna inform the world that, however all people has their points. And so I believe alcoholism, drug habit, it is all about finding the difficulty, discovering it, destroying it, after which discovering your greater energy, turning into higher, discovering happiness inside. Fairly easy sounding. Not so easy.”

Larkin additionally revealed that he wasn’t into the concept of remedy, however finally realized that it was both go to rehab or die.

“I wasn’t an individual that even actually believed in head shrinks. I used to be form of towards it even, however after feeling like I used to be gonna die if I did not stop, I went for it. After which I discovered in rehab — it was Restoration Unplugged, and there is a few of these now; on the time, there was simply the one in Fort Lauderdale.

“And for what it is price, it labored, and these individuals obtained in me and located all these hidden darkish issues that I would not have actually even remembered if it weren’t for remedy and embracing it and going with it, saying, ‘Look, I am not the massive remedy man. I do not consider in it, actually, however I am gonna go along with this, and I am gonna do every little thing that they ask me and soar by all of the hoops.’ And it turned out that it modified my life.”

He added: “So, I assume the ethical of the story is rehab works should you embrace it and go along with it and consider in it. And all of it comes from inside us; our happiness is in there. We do not want medicine and alcohol.”