'Alcohol and drugs ruined my band - I'm glad to have another chance'
Phil Campbell, frontman of the blues-rock band The Temperance Movement, discusses his struggle with substance abuse that led to the band's initial breakup. After a period of personal recovery, the group has reunited and released a new album.
Why it matters
It highlights the intersection of mental health, addiction, and creative professional longevity in the music industry.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Jonathan Geddes Glasgow and west reporter Getty Images Phil Campbell is back as the frontman of the Temperance Movement Phil Campbell still shudders when he recalls how his band the Temperance Movement came to a messy end.
After years of hard graft and endless gigs at home and abroad, the blues-rock group were finally tasting regular success - but Campbell had become increasingly hooked on drink and drugs.
It eventually led the Glaswegian singer to leave the band, and attempt to get his own life back on track.
Now the group have not only reunited but brought out a new album, marking a fresh chapter that at one stage seemed an unlikely prospect.
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