Fatboy Slim confessed to the press that his wife Zoe Ball said she’d go if he kept drinking. The threat forced him into treatment. He says quitting alcohol was the biggest personal battle. He added that she made him face the choice.
After treatment he was petrified by the thought of performing a set without booze. The dread of an alcohol‑free set rendered him immobile at first. He now works to gig without drinking. He calls it a new challenge. The effort to keep gigs sober continues.