Roy Stride

And I've been in and out of kind of like addiction for 20 odd years or something, you know, and kind of like trying to get sober, getting sober, staying sober for a while, relapsing, kind of that kind of thing.

And the road has played a massive part in that.

I said the road, it's such a cliche word to say, but, you know, like being in a band has been difficult.

You know, it's not like it's...

I'm lucky enough to say it's not anymore.

Yeah.

You know, but it took me a long time to get to that.

So, I mean, where are you now that you feel like it's a good time for you to chat about this?

Because you've never talked about this.

No, never.

And I really think it will.

You know, that's the beauty of this podcast.

I really kind of can't express it enough.

Like, I started this as a way to kind of like...

Obviously, I've been in and out of organisations throughout my life and different kind of groups and things.

And there's a 12-step message to put onto the person still struggling.

And I really felt like this was my opportunity to do that on a larger scale.

So that's what this kind of thing is all about.

So where did it all start?

I mean, when you think about the beginning of the band, the beginning of drinking, where did that all begin?