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Deryck Whibley has cited Iggy Pop as being "incredibly supportive" in helping him recover from a battle with alcoholism, which left him hospitalised.
The Sum 41 singer was admitted to hospital earlier this year after years of heavy drinking led to his liver and kidneys collapsing. Whibley is now out of hospital and recovering from his illness.
In a new interview with Kerrang!, Whibley said: "Now I'm sober, I don't get calls from certain people that I used to... the drinking friends. Now I'm the bum-out to them. Who wants to invite the sober guy to the party? Y'know who has been incredibly supportive? Iggy Pop. He had a lot of great advice; he's been through it all. We've been friends for years."
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He added: "Same for Tommy Lee from Mötley Crüe. He told me what to expect from people, that not everyone will understand. Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum from Guns N' Roses have been great too. We go out for coffee and talk about shit."
In an open letter to fans at the time, Whibley admitted that he had been warned by doctors that if he has one more drink, he will die.
