Flavor Flav reveals he spent $2600 a day on drugs for 6 YEARS at the height of his addiction
Flavor Flav reveals that he spent $2600 a day on drugs for 6 YEARS at the height of his addiction, but says “God wanted me to live” as he reflects on 2 years of sobriety.
Flavor Flav has revealed that he spent $2,600 a day on drugs for six years at the height of his addiction in a candid conversation with Unofficially by DJ Akademiks Spotify podcasts.
The 63-year-old musician, who celebrated six years of sobriety in October, said he kept the extent of his addiction hidden and “stayed well” as he spent up to $1 million a year on drugs.
The star, whose real name is William Jonathan Drayton Jr., said: ‘I held my own while I was on that shit, you know what I mean? I kept it hidden.
Emotional: Flavor Flav revealed he spent $2600 a day on drugs for six years at the height of his addiction in a candid chat with DJ Akademiks’ Off The Record Spotify podcast.
‘There was a time when I spent $2400-$2600 a day for six years, do the math. And that was what I spent on drugs.
“I sold a lot but I was my best client, I had a lot of money but I was doing the wrong things with my money.”
He added: “Back in the days when we used to make drug records, we used to talk about selling drugs.
Talking about who can make more money with drugs, who is dedicated to selling drugs. It was a matter of competition for all the go-getters.
Tough time: The musician, 63, who celebrated six years of sobriety in October, said he kept the extent of his addiction hidden and “stayed well,” spending as much as $1 million a year on drugs (pictured) 2015 after he was charged with driving under the influence of cocaine)
Sober now: ‘There was a time when I spent $2400-$2600 a day for six years, do the math. And that was what I spent on drugs’
The star reflected on his recovery, saying: “God wanted me to live because I knew I was a mouthpiece for the world so I could teach people about the mistakes I made.”
The star has had a checkered past with drug abuse.
In 2015, he was charged with driving under the influence of cocaine after being arrested on a Las Vegas highway.
The hip hop legend was also charged by Clark County prosecutors with speeding and having an open container of alcohol.
Drayton in 1993 was charged with domestic violence along with cocaine and marijuana charges and later checked into the Betty Ford Center for treatment for a crack addiction.
He also went to rehab in 1997 at the Long Island Recovery Center.
Drayton returned to the public eye in 2004 when he joined the cast of the VH-1 reality show The Surreal Life.
His relationship with Brigitte Nielsen on The Surreal Life spawned more reality shows on VH-1, including Strange Love and the series Flavor Of Love.
Public Enemy in 2013 was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame.
Candid: The star reflected on his recovery, saying: ‘God wanted me to live because I knew I was a mouthpiece for the world so I could teach people about the mistakes I made (pictured 2019)