John Fogerty tells Joe Rogan his wife saved his life from alcohol abuse

John Fogerty credit his wife for saving his life after a tough patch in his profession.

During a latest interview on the “Joe Rogan Experience“podcast, the 80-year-old Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) founder mentioned a tumultuous time in his music profession following a authorized battle with his report firm relating to the possession of his songs, crediting his wife for serving to him come “out on the good side of it.”

“A lot of this, of course, is from the care of my wife, Julie. If I hadn’t met her, I probably would be dead. Simple as that,” he mentioned. “I didn’t see any way out. I was really abusing myself, alcohol mostly. I really felt bad inside.”

He went on to clarify that somebody who feels as he did is “not really operating on the same plane in the world” as everybody else, and you’ll “become kind of a pathetic person.”

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“When you’re really hurting inside for whatever reason, I mean, in my case, something really unjust had been done to me,” he mentioned. “But however you get there, and then you start abusing yourself with drugs, alcohol, whatever… it becomes a habit. You just stay there, right? And so you’re not really enjoying the sunshine and the love that’s around you.”

The Grammy Award-winning musician famous that this was his mindset when he met his wife, Julie, whereas on tour in 1986.

Fogerty admitted that he ought to have been “overjoyed” by the success of his third solo album, “Centerfield,” however as an alternative felt “miserable” and bitter” due to repressed feelings, adding he was “in perpetual binge mode.”

He then released “Eye of the Zombie,” which was less successful but managed to bounce back after meeting Julie.

Fogerty met his wife while on tour in 1986, during what he called a “perpetual binge mode.” (Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection through Getty Images)

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“One day [I] simply ran into Julie, not anticipating to satisfy the love of my life, the person who I really feel that I used to be destined to satisfy and the person who would, via her good graces, assist me discover myself and assist me take pleasure in and discover the enjoyment of life once more,” he said. “And all of it modified.”

Fogerty and Julie went on to tie the knot in April 1991 and welcomed three children together during their 35-year marriage: sons Shane, 34, and Tyler, 33, and daughter Kelsy, 24.

As the founder of CCR, Fogerty wrote many of the band’s biggest hitsincluding “Proud Mary,” “Have You Ever Seen the Rain,” “Bad Moon Rising,” “Down on the Corner,” and “Fortunate Son,” however he did not personal the rights to them till January 2023 when he lastly settled a decades-long dispute with the report firm.

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“As of this January, I personal my very own songs once more. This is one thing I assumed would by no means be a chance,” Fogerty said in a statement. “After 50 years, I’m lastly reunited with my songs. I even have a say in the place and the way my songs are used. Up till this yr, that’s one thing I’ve by no means been capable of do. I’m trying ahead to touring and celebrating this yr! I need to thank Concord for serving to to make all of this occur. And, I’m excited for brand spanking new concepts and a renewed curiosity in my music … like a revival.”

Fogerty got the rights to his music back in January 2023, after decades of fighting for them. (Christopher Polk/Billboard via Getty Images)

Fogerty originally left Fantasy Records in 1974 in a contentious separation, with the musician fighting the record company for his music from the beginning.

Fantasy Records even went as far as to sue Fogerty for plagiarismwith Fogerty telling Rogan, “I received sued for sounding like myself.”

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“I’m the dad [of these songs]. “I created them,” Fogerty informed Billboardon the time. “They should never have been taken away in the first place. And that hijacking left such a massive hole in me. The happiest way to look at it is, yeah, it isn’t everything. It’s not a 100 percent win for me, but it’s sure better than it was. I’m really kind of still in shock.”

Julie was completely satisfied for Fogerty when he received the rights to his music. (Rick Diamond/ACMA2010/Getty Images for ACMA)

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Julie celebrated helped the information in an announcement launched on Fogerty’s websitesaying she is “so blissful knowing that this has finally come true for him.”