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Macklemore: How I Destroyed My Addiction & Overcame My Darkest Times

Macklemore: How I Destroyed My Addiction & Overcame My Darkest Times

FromThe Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett


Macklemore: How I Destroyed My Addiction & Overcame My Darkest Times

FromThe Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

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Length:
81 minutes
Released:
May 4, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this new episode Steven sits down with the American rapper and songwriter Macklemore.
Ben Haggerty adopted the stage name of Macklemore when he began rapping at the age of 14, at the same time he was beginning his struggle with substance abuse. Ben released his debut album, ‘The Language of My World’, in 2005. However, his struggles with addiction threaten to halt his musical career and he entered rehab in 2008. He started collaborating with the producer Ryan Lewis in 2009 and the pair released their album, ‘The Heist’, in 2012. This album went on to win 4 Grammy Awards and become platinum certified. Since 2017, Ben has focused on his solo career, releasing the album ‘Gemini’ and launching his golf-inspired clothing brand Bogey Boys in 2021. He has just released his third solo album, ‘Ben’.
In this conversation Ben and Steven discuss topics, such as:

Ben’s struggle with addiction and relapsing
How to be there for someone struggling with the disease of addiction
Knowing the difference between what you want in the moment vs in the long term
Removing your ego and being present during the creative process
The double edged sword of social media


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Released:
May 4, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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A few years ago I was a broke, university dropout, living in one of the worst parts of the country, alone, with nothing but a laptop & a dream. Fast forward a few years, I’m the 27 year old CEO of one of the UK’s fastest growing companies. That company is called Social Chain. My world is intense, sometimes crazy, always challenging and always unpredictable. This podcast is simple, every week I’m going to share my personal diary with you and I want to give you an insight into what it’s like behind the scenes, being an entrepreneur, the deep, dark thoughts that nobody else will share with you and anything else that’s playing on my mind. This is not scripted, this is off the top of my head and this is direct from my diary. This is the diary of a CEO, I’m Steven Bartlett. I hope nobody is listening, but if you are… keep this to yourself.