Fatboy Slim told reporters that his wife Zoe Ball threatened to walk out. The warning forced him into treatment. He says quitting alcohol was the hardest challenge of his life. He added that she compelled him to choose.
After treatment he was petrified by the thought of doing a gig alcohol‑free. The fear of a dry set rendered him immobile at first. He now works to gig without drinking. He describes it as a fresh hurdle. The process of staying alcohol‑free onstage persists.