Like so many others in the public eye, Macklemore has become accustomed to having little privacy. Thankfully, this seems to be something he’s learned to embrace, especially with his family. The Kent-born artist has always been candid about his past substance abuse struggles, but in an interview earlier this month, he revealed that his older daughter, 7-year-old Sloane Haggerty, attends Alcoholics Anonymous meetings alongside him.
“Sloane’s been to meetings with me. She asks me questions like, “Daddy, how’s your sober meetings going?” We talk about it,” he shared on the Audacy Check-In podcast last Friday (March 3). “And I don’t want to hide that because it’s not something that I need to feel guilt or shame or secrecy around. The whole intention is to put it out into the open… I’m not a finished product. This is what I’m working on. These are my struggles,” Macklemore proudly explained.
Sobriety Slip-Up
While he’s obviously in a much better place now, the “Thrift Shop” hitmaker previously admitted that the COVID-19 pandemic is what led to his unfortunate relapse. “I am a recovering addict and alcoholic and have been for the last 14 years,” he told audiences at The Tonight Show during a recent appearance. “A big part of my recovery community is going to physical 12-step meetings,” he noted, going on to mention that a lack of access to these services was seriously detrimental to him.
“I was alone, and the disease of addiction was like, ‘Yo, this is crazy. The world has stopped; you can get high,’” Macklemore added. His relapse was thankfully short-lived but has left him with trust issues to work through “within [himself] and within [his] close circle of friends.” Above all, the most important lesson learned by the 39-year-old is that “whatever [he] puts in front of my recovery will be the first thing that [he] loses.”
Macklemore’s BEN Album
After working through his issues with addiction, the father of three poured his energy into creating art. Countless studio sessions and collaborations with friends both new and old led to the creation of his long-awaited follow-up to 2017’s GEMINI. Revisit Macklemore’s new BEN album here, and tap back in with HNHH later for more pop culture news updates.
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