Sir Elton John said that Zoom helped preserve his sobriety by allowing him to continue participating in the Alcoholics Anonymous meeting during the blockade.
The 73-year-old music legend marked 30 years of sobriety in 2020 amid the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic.
He was a guest on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex’s debut episode of her podcast Archewell Audio on Spotify, which was released on Tuesday.
During a frank discussion about his continuing reliance on attending Alcoholics Anonymous, Sir Elton explained how he checked in via video calls during the last block year.
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He said: “I am a recovering alcoholic, so I have an AA meeting in this house every Sunday.
“I connect with friends I have known for over 30 years on the show and this is great.
“If it weren’t for Zoom, I don’t know what we would have done, I really don’t know.”
He added: “Without Zoom … it has been a lifesaver.”
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Sir Elton has been something of an open book about his previous struggles with drugs and alcohol – which has seen him dramatically attempting suicide in the past.
While his recent autobiography, Me, explained how he lived a life of excesses that pushed him to the limit.
He wrote in his book: “I started using cocaine in 1974. I liked how it made me feel. That wave of confidence and euphoria, the feeling that I could suddenly open up, that I didn’t feel shy or intimidated, that I could talk to anyone.
“That was all bullshit, of course. I was full of energy, I was curious, I had a sense of humor and a thirst for knowledge: I didn’t need a drug to make me talk to people.
“My appetite for things was unbelievable – enough to attract comments in the circles I was entering.
“Since I was a rock star who spent a lot of time in the 1970s in LA, that was no small feat.”
The star finally confronted his habits in 1990, when he checked into a rehab clinic – and has been sober since July 1990.