In this interview, Richard Taite dives deep into mental health and sobriety with Lil Xan. Discover the importance of wanting to change and how sobriety has led to success for the rapper, including his family's story of substance abuse, how his dad inspired his music career, and more. Los Angeles is the backdrop for this profound conversation. For all things Richard Taite, the We're Out Of Time podcast, and Carrara Treatment Wellness & Spa: https://linktr.ee/richardtaite https://www.1callplacement.org/ For more on Lil Xan: https://www.instagram.com/xanxiety Key moments from this conversation with Lil Xan & Richard Taite. Intro 00:00 Where did Lil Xan get his stage name, what did it used to be and how did being a photographer at SXSW lead to him becoming a rapper? 01:09 What is Lil Xan's family history of substance abuse and addiction? 06:11 How did his Dad's passion for music inspire Lil Xan's music? 09:14 What has been the most difficult part for Lil Xan in getting sober? 10:58 When did substance use start for Lil Xan? 15:50 Why did Lil Xan take a year-long hiatus from music and social media? 19:57 What is Lil Xan's infamous "Hot Cheeto" story? 23:31 What plan does Lil Xan have to be able to confront fears and times of depression? 30:27
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It took getting sober. It has to come from within. Like, you have to want to change. Tell me about your family. My sister is still in the streets of San Bernardino. And my brother, he's in prison. I don't know the whole story, but a drug deal gone bad. I'm very fortunate to have a great relationship with my mom and dad. I don't think I would have been a musician if it wasn't for my old man.
I need to know about the Hot Cheetos. Oh my god, the Hot Cheetos. I love that story.
What was the most difficult moment in your journey trying to get sober?
I had finally decided in myself, I was like, I'm done living like this because I could see I was going to die.
All right. Little Zam. How's it going, man? How you doing? Doing good. This coffee is really good too, man. Thanks for coming today, bro. I really appreciate it. You came from Temecula? Yeah, Temecula, the faraway lands of Temecula. That's three hours. You're going six hours round trip?
Yeah. Yeah. We're probably going to stay out here a little bit, get some food, and then wait for traffic to die down. But I appreciate you having me on as well. Well, thank you, man.
So- I want to talk about, first thing, your name. Yeah. Lil Xan. It's crazy.
How'd you get that? That is a very interesting question. The name Lil Xan, originally, there was, let's go back to 2016. I'm in South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. I'm going by a different name called Baby NyQuil, you know? Yeah, it's just... Some people know about that. And I wasn't trying to be a rapper. I was just trying to be a photographer for rappers.
I didn't care if I got famous for being the photographer. I just wanted to be involved in the scene that was going on. But I also had a vice, an addiction to Xanax at the time. And one of my friends just kept looking at me and he's like, you're so messed up off Xanax all the time. You're Lil Xan. And then from that point on, we swapped from Baby Night Quill to Lil Xan.
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