Jake Owen fans know that his road to sobriety began after he admitted embarrassing himself one night after consuming too much alcohol.
Now, for the first time on camera since announcing he was 316 days sober, the country crooner's opening up to ET's Cassie DiLaura about how he suddenly — and fortunately — was able to stop drinking.«Everything I do in life is spontaneous,» the «Barefoot Blue Jean Night» singer tells ET. «Like, when I decided I am not going to drink anymore — thankfully, I am not — and what I have learned is I wasn't like a lot of people where it is really hard to quit.
I was just like, 'Hey, I am making some pretty stupid decisions when I do drink and I shouldn't do that anymore.' So, I am not going to, and I did, and I just told people that.»It was back in August when the 41-year-old singer and father of two girls — Pearl, 9, and Paris, 3 — announced on Instagram that he was celebrating 316 days of being sober.
At the time, Owen said that particular embarrassing night «wasn't the first time either» but it definitely triggered some self-reflection.
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