55 | Chris Tait: Detroit, Drink & Disconnection – Electric Six, Sobriety & the Music Industry Reckoning

What happens when the highs of the music industry collide with the depths of addiction? In this compelling episode, Matt speaks with Chris Tait - keyboardist for Electric Six and founder of Passenger Recovery - about his journey from self-destruction to community-driven transformation. Chris reflects on his teenage use of alcohol as a coping tool, the culture of excess that permeates the music industry, and the pivotal moments that led him to seek recovery. Now the founder of Passenger Recovery, a Detroit-based organisation supporting musicians and creatives in sobriety, Chris channels his lived experience into advocacy, peer support, and purpose-led action. The episode also spotlights Metropolis Records: A Call to Action , a campaign honouring the late Dave Heckman by raising funds to help musicians in recovery. Chris’s story is a powerful reminder that behind the glamour of the stage, real people struggle—and healing begins when we start to talk about it.

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