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The Darkness' frontman Justin Hawkins has announced his decision to leave the band.
The singer is battling an alcohol and drug addiction, and recently spent nine weeks in The Priory rehab clinic.
Hawkins told The Sun: "I feel bad for the others. It will be an upheaval. But it's time to move on. It would be damaging to stay on. I'm not blaming the band for my problem. I'm an addict."
Referring to his addictions, he commented: "I hit absolute rock bottom. I spent over 150 thousand pounds on cocaine in three years - a frightening amount. I was consuming up to five grams a day which cost me a grand a week, sometimes more. I regularly used to stay up for four days at a time on coke and alcohol binges."
The singer is battling an alcohol and drug addiction, and recently spent nine weeks in The Priory rehab clinic.
Hawkins told The Sun: "I feel bad for the others. It will be an upheaval. But it's time to move on. It would be damaging to stay on. I'm not blaming the band for my problem. I'm an addict."
Referring to his addictions, he commented: "I hit absolute rock bottom. I spent over 150 thousand pounds on cocaine in three years - a frightening amount. I was consuming up to five grams a day which cost me a grand a week, sometimes more. I regularly used to stay up for four days at a time on coke and alcohol binges."
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