49 | Johnny Borrell: Razorlight & Recovery – Teenage Heroin & Championship Manager

Johnny Borrell - guitarist, singer, and frontman of Razorlight - joins Matt for an honest and introspective conversation about teenage heroin addiction, the road to recovery, and the stigma surrounding substance use in the music industry. Johnny shares the emotional fallout of being removed from his band due to drug use and how a combination of supportive relationships and the unlikely refuge of Championship Manager helped him begin to rebuild. Reflecting on the intense pressures of recording Razorlight’s debut album, he discusses a subsequent relapse and the broader misconceptions about addiction in the music world, particularly within the festival scene. This episode offers a rare glimpse into the complexities of recovery in the public eye and the strength it takes to reclaim both personal identity and creative purpose.

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