It’s easy to be a highly functioning alcoholic. I big time went through that phase when we were touring our second album. If I’d kept following that path of destruction for another few years, I’d have been a gigantic mess. I was drinking insane amounts every day because I was depressed – and becoming more depressed because I was drinking insane amounts every day!

On top of that, I was taking steroids to get through the show every night, and antibiotics because my body was so run down. By the end of the tour I couldn’t sleep because of stomach pains. I went to the doctor and they said, “Are you taking anything?” I was like, “Eight steroids a day.” These things are so easy to slip into.

I’m lucky because I’m at that mid-level of success – Domino trust that I’m working behind the scenes all the time, and aren’t snapping their fingers going, “Where’s the next hit?” I can’t imagine what it’s like if you’re in a boy-band or whatever and someone’s saying, “We need you to have two number ones before Christmas to keep the shareholders happy.” Apart from going to the doctor, which is always a good idea, I’ve started cycling, doing yoga and dancing more when I go out. Physicality is a huge thing in keeping your mind well. I’ve moderated my drinking, and undergone a bit of a digital detox: I got addicted to my phone for two years and stopped reading books and using my brain in any non-compartmentalised way. I’d be scrolling through tweets before bedtime and getting wound up by Trump’s latest insane pronouncement or what was happening in Syria. Now unless I’m using it as an alarm, the phone doesn’t go to bed with me.

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