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Geoff Rickly Shares Recovery Story

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  1. Melody Bot Mar 22, 2021
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    Geoff Rickly of Thursday talks to The Ties That Bind Us about recovering from addiction:

    Until he got clean in 2016, shortly before Thursday returned after a five-year hiatus, Rickly spent the last several years of his addiction trying desperately to salvage his personal life while putting on a professional front that still managed to move forward. He joined No Devotion, a Welsh alternative bound formed from the ashes of Lostprophets, in 2014 and signed the band to his Collect Records label. Whatever success he enjoyed, however, was eclipsed by the growing realization that his drug problem was slowly consuming everything.

    “The last few years of using heroin, of course I wanted to stop, but it was literally impossible,” he said. “They tell you (in recovery) to take it a day at a time, and I remember thinking, ‘I don’t know how I’m going to make it another 10 minutes. What are you talking about?’ It was so hard to imagine having to be without the thing that made me feel like a person, because unless I got really high, I didn’t really feel connected to people. If I wasn’t high, every sensation, every thought, was another expression of unbearable pain. Spiritually, I was so empty.”

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  2. DerekIsAGooner Mar 22, 2021
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    So assuming that this weekend...

    For anyone who wants to hear more about this I cannot recommend Geoff's episode of the Lead Singer Syndrome podcast highly enough. It was one of the best conversations I've ever heard, and Geoff really opens up about the pressure he faced and the abuse he was given due to his singing style and how that led to his addiction.
     
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  3. koryoreo Mar 22, 2021
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    This. I’m not even a huge Thursday fan, but loved that episode. One of Shane’s better interviews and Geoff is brutally honest about his past.
     
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  4. Ska Senanake Mar 22, 2021
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    Geoff is a GOAT. Plain and simple. A beautiful human being. Addiction is no joke and the fact he is being this honest makes me hope he is doing better. I'll definitely be checking out that episode of the lead singer syndrome podcast.
     
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  6. mynamesgeneric Mar 22, 2021
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    Respect to Geoff for sharing this story, glad he is such a better place today.
     
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  7. Legocarpet Mar 22, 2021
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    I couldn't agree more. This is the best Lead Singer Syndrome episode. Between their discussion about the Victory Records mind games, "Tone Geoff", and personally the discussion on the Envy split, it is such a great listen.
     
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  8. Bartek T. Mar 23, 2021
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    Thanks guys for recommending the podcast! I think I only listened to one episode with Ace Enders, which was also good, so I'm not sure why I haven't caught up more - but I will! and this interview here was heavy too! Opens my eyes how many musicians actually fall so deep with all that.
     
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  9. .K. Mar 23, 2021
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    I havent heard Geoff’s episode, but I do enjoy the Lead Singer Syndrome podcasts with bands really I like (on a select song Thursday fan). It’s kinda cool hearing people interview their peers and it creates an environment for people to open up. Good on him for sharing his story to help himself and others.
     
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