Nine Inch Nails lead singer Trent Reznor says David Bowie played a pivotal part in getting him sober.
On their 1995 Outside joint tour, Reznor says Bowie provided the wisdom he needed when he was spiralling out of control with alcohol and drugs.
"My career was skyrocketing, but the scaffolding that was holding me up as a person was starting to collapse," he said to Rolling Stone."I wasn't fully aware of how bad it was getting, but I knew, in my heart, that I was on an unsustainable, reckless, self-destructive path."
Having a few moments alone with Bowie on tour, who had gone through similar experiences, gave Reznor some well needed perspective.
"He said some things that weren't scolding, but pieces of wisdom that stuck with me: 'You know, there is a better way here, and it doesn't have to end in despair or in death, in the bottom'," he said.