"When I was making the record, I was able to stay focused on that, and so I was in a relatively good place. When the record was finished, though, it all hit the fan.

"My wife was away. She hadn't really been away before, and it came as a shock to me to be alone and not prepared for it: alone with this (addiction) that I had, this big monkey on my back.

"I think everybody was a little unsure what to do, other than my wife, who really took the reins. The way my wife did it and the place in which I was ready to surrender came together in such an alignment that it allows me to sit here today and be where I am.

"Not going in would have cost me my career at the very least, and my marriage would have been gone, anyway. That real cleansing and surrendering everything is what was really needed for me.

"I realised:'This is the crossroads of my life. If I want a life, this is the time to take charge'."

"It sounds strange, but I'm glad it happened. There's no doubt that what it's done for our marriage has been truly divine. It has brought my wife and me to a place that may never have happened for us.

"It was just time to take care of my life."