Photo:
Muse bassist, and now second singer, Chris Wolstenholme, has revealed how Muse saved him from his former alcohol problems.
Wolstenholme performs vocal duties on new tracks 'Save Me' and 'Liquid State' on upcoming album The 2nd Law, the first time he has sung on Muse tracks. He has spoken publicly of his battle with alcohol in the past, and now reveals how his work with the band helped him overcome his demons.
"When I was going through the tough time and stopped drinking, I just threw myself into writing in the studio," he says in a new interview with The Sun newspaper. "Over the years as the drinking got worse, I became detached from the band. I never questioned if I wanted to be in the band but once I cleaned myself up I realised how much I loved music.
“It was the only thing which could take my mind off drinking."
Wolstenholme also reveals that alcohol problems run in his family, and says that his father also struggled with similar issues.
“I’ve been lucky. A lot of people don’t get out of that hole. My dad was one of those people. He sadly passed away back in 1995. He was only 40," he adds. “I was going the same way. When I hit 30 and glanced over the past ten years of my life, I realised how quickly it had all gone and how quickly I’d be 40. And the way I was going, I maybe wouldn’t even get that far.
“I had to stop and I’m just happy now. I don’t need drugs, alcohol or any of that. All it does is give you a very false sense of security and inevitably shortens your life."
Muse release The 2nd Law on Monday 1 October 2012. Check out our track-by-track review here.
