, the lead single from Payne’s upcoming release, he now admits he’s been struggling with alcohol addiction.
Payne says his drinking started on tour following adrenaline peaks of performing and troughs of tedium. "Doing a show to however many thousands of people, then being stuck by yourself in a country where you can’t go out anywhere – what else are you going to do? The minibar is always there," the singer says.reports.
"I’m quite lucky to be here still. There are times when that level of loneliness and people getting into you every day, it’s like, 'When will this end?'," Payne says. He goes on to admit that it nearly killed him."There’s only one thing you control within that situation and that is you just do today, get on with that bit and then there’ll be another hurdle in a few months, a few weeks or maybe even the next day."