Anders Osborne

Back from Broken

Colorado Public Radio

Society & Culture

5 • 703 Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2020

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Anders Osborne is a talented singer, blues guitarist and songwriter from New Orleans. He was dependent on alcohol for years — and it nearly destroyed his career and family. Anders opens up about his struggles with addiction, explains how he got sober and shares songs about those experiences. He also talks about the role drugs and alcohol play in the music industry, and why he created a network to help other musicians in recovery stay clean while on tour.

If you or a friend is struggling with addiction, help is available. Find a list of resources at backfrombroken.org.

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0:00.0	And three, two, one.
0:05.0	How much were drugs and alcohol crucial to the New Orleans scene?
0:09.7	Drinking is a big part of it.
0:11.5	And here in New Orleans, we have a very educated way of drinking all day.
0:16.0	So what you do is you start, even if it's a brunch or a lunch, and the luncheon goes on all day,
0:23.8	and then a little extra, a little this, and you meet for drinks on the front porch.
0:28.1	There's a culture around the drinking.
0:30.4	So you're supposed to drink civilized for many, many hours.
0:38.8	This is back from Brogan, from Colorado Public Radio.
0:42.3	Stories about the highest highs, the darkest moments of what it takes to make a comeback.
0:48.7	I'm Vic Valle. I'm a journalist, a storyteller, and a recovering drug addict.
0:58.1	Music I'm a journalist, a storyteller, and a recovering drug addict. The guy you just heard from is Anders Osborne, and he's going to tell you a wild drug-fueled story that,
1:04.5	frankly, I can relate to a lot.
1:07.2	My friends used to call me the pharmacist because everywhere I went, I had a ton of drugs on me.
1:13.0	I'd snort Coke or smoke crack in the car, then had to work like it was just totally normal behavior.
1:19.2	Then I couldn't wait to do more drugs when I got home.
1:32.9	I live in Colorado, a state with high rates of addiction, depression, and suicide.
1:36.0	These things affect everyone.
1:44.3	I'm really tired of looking at my Facebook feed and seeing news of another friend who overdosed or died by suicide.
1:51.0	So this podcast is about comeback stories, not just from drugs, but that's where we're going to start.
2:03.6	I've been clean for five years now, and when I hear songs like this about a person overcoming addiction, I pay attention. My feet are sinking, and my mind is soft.
2:06.6	All I can think about is all I lost.
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