Lady A musician opens up about his battle with alcohol addiction in a new interview with Gayle King on, candidly addressing the rock bottom moment that set him on the road to recovery. The country band announced last August that they would be postponing their planned Request Line Tour while Kelley embarked on «a journey to sobriety.» In his new sit-down, which aired on Wednesday, Charles says that he used to joke with friends about being «a functioning alcoholic.» «I said, 'I know I'm gonna have to stop at some point, but that's not today,'» he tells King. «That was always kind of my little joke.