Happy Mondays<\/a> frontman was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder – which has symptoms including restlessness and difficulty concentrating – in his 50s and he admitted it made his past behaviour make sense to him.<\/p>\nHe told the Daily Telegraph newspaper: \u201cAs a kid, I\u2019d be constantly fiddling around, itching, twitching, struggling to concentrate, but when I took heroin it made me focused.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese days for ADHD they give you stimulants \u2013 amphetamine and methylphenidate on prescription. I\u2019m not advising anyone to take heroin if you\u2019re ADHD, but all I can tell you is that back then it made me feel normal…<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a spectrum and I\u2019ve got the version that means I can\u2019t remember a thing \u2013 until autocues came along I used to stand on stage with the Mondays and start singing the third verse or whatever because I couldn\u2019t keep track in my head.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThe 61-year-old singer has been “clean” for over 20 years but knows fans are still interested in hearing about his days of excess.<\/p>\n
\nHe said: \u201cI\u2019ve straightened meself out. Been clean 21 years but the public still wants to hear about the drugs, drugs, drugs, rock \u2019n\u2019 roll and sex. I\u2019m not sure what it\u2019s like for young lads entering the business now but gone are the days when a chauffeur-driven car with weighing scales in the boot for drugs would be waiting outside the ‘Top of the Pops’ studio for us.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThe ‘Loose Fit’ singer has six children from four marriages and he admitted being a dad, and a husband to spouse Joanne – the mother of his three youngest children – has helped him change for the better.<\/p>\n
\nHe said: \u201cI love family life. Kids. Being in the countryside. Writing songs, performing. I used to get really p*****off when people on the street would yell \u2018you\u2019re twisting my melon man\u2019 or \u2018call the cops\u2019. I never knew how they expected me to respond. Now, I just shout back \u2018aright\u2019 and give the thumbs-up.<\/p>\n
\n“I don\u2019t have a young man\u2019s ego, and that\u2019s quite liberating.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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