Jake Owen Reveals How He Spontaneously Decided to Stop Drinking (Exclusive)
29.09.2022 - 03:29
/ etonline.com
Jake Owen fans know that his road to sobriety began after he admitted embarrassing himself one night after consuming too much alcohol. Now, for the first time on camera since announcing he was 316 days sober, the country crooner's opening up to ET's Cassie DiLaura about how he suddenly — and fortunately — was able to stop drinking.«Everything I do in life is spontaneous,» the «Barefoot Blue Jean Night» singer tells ET.
«Like, when I decided I am not going to drink anymore — thankfully, I am not — and what I have learned is I wasn't like a lot of people where it is really hard to quit. I was just like, 'Hey, I am making some pretty stupid decisions when I do drink and I shouldn't do that anymore.' So, I am not going to, and I did, and I just told people that.»It was back in August when the 41-year-old singer and father of two girls — Pearl, 9, and Paris, 3 — announced on Instagram that he was celebrating 316 days of being sober.
At the time, Owen said that particular embarrassing night «wasn't the first time either» but it definitely triggered some self-reflection. In that same post, Owen said he told himself the next day «never again» while adding that he's «better than that» and that «the people I love the most deserve better,» including his «family, my little girls, and my friends.»Soon, after making the decision to cut alcohol out of his life, Owen said his friends started noticing.«People were wondering like, 'Man, I haven't seen you drink in a while' and I was like, 'Hey, I am just letting people know I am trying to be a better person.
I am trying to work on this in my life.' And I think if I just told people that, then maybe it would make them go, 'Yeah, I need to do that too,' and there were a lot of people. They
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