And you have to get real,” the former ’80s bad-boy heartthrob told Variety in an exclusive interview about the struggle to balance fame and clean living across more than four decades.
“The longer you are in recovery the more facile you are in getting honest.
“Nothing can make you get sober except you wanting to do it,” Lowe told Variety, adding, “The threat of losing a marriage, losing a job, incarceration — you name the threat, it will not be enough to do it.