Sound, Sobriety and Success with Matt Pinfield
Art Alexakis
Episode notes
Frontman of Everclear, A&R rep, and activist Art Alexakis shares his experience using substances starting from an early age, and how he recovered. He discusses a difficult childhood that led to a life of music, sobriety, and activism.
On this episode, Art talks to Matt about:
- Growing up without a father in housing projects
- Tragedies early on that affected his life
- Getting involved with drugs from an early age
- The variety of genres and artists that influenced him
- What led to his recovery from drugs and the events that pushed him to stop drinking
- Testifying in front of congress and his political activism
- 30 years with Everclear and the influence of the band
- Going back to school and becoming a sobriety coach
- Finding community through sobriety
- And More
This episode is sponsored by The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Centers – one of the oldest residential drug and alcohol rehab programs. ARC is a non-profit and was hit hard financially as a result of COVID. For more information, and to donate or sign up for their quarterly newsletter, visit https://tinyurl.com/SalArmyARC.
About Art Alexakis
Art is the singer-songwriter and guitarist of Everclear. He has been a member of several notable bands, in addition to his own work as a songwriter for other artists. Alexakis founded several record labels throughout his career and worked as an A&R representative for major record labels between and during his own musical projects. Later he became a political activist, and lobbied for special concerns which included drug awareness policies, and support of the families of the military.
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