Keith Urban is opening up about his experience with alcoholism. In an interview with The Times, the country star shared his feelings about getting sober, and how his wife Nicole Kidman and his family inspired him to stop drinking. READ MORE: Keith Urban Brings ‘Wild Hearts’ To 2022 CMT Music Awards With Opening Number “I don’t talk a lot about it because I love my audience being able to just come and have a great time,” Urban said. “I’ve nothing against drugs or alcohol.
Everyone does what they want to do to have a great time. I just realized I’m allergic to it. Someone said, ‘You have an allergy?
What happens when you drink?’ And I said, ‘I break out in cuffs.’” The musician also opened up about his own family history with alcoholism and how that affected him. “My dad was an alcoholic, so I grew up in an alcoholic house and it took me a long time to believe I was wired the same,” he said.
Explaining that his family became the catalyst to get sober, Urban said, “But I had to find a different way to be in the world.
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