Kanye West Says He’s Quit Drinking After Being a ‘Functioning Alcoholic’

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Kanye West told GQ that he had a come to Jesus moment after realizing he’s a “functioning alcoholic.”

The rapper has publicly struggled with mental health problems, but apparently his issues were deeper at one point. As he told the magazine, Kanye was consistently drinking vodka in the mornings.

“I haven’t had a drink since I realized I needed to take it day by day, but I never owned up, or was even told, ‘Hey, you’re a functioning alcoholic,’” he said. “People have called me a crazy person, people have called me everything … but not a functioning alcoholic.”

“One day I was in my office working on the couture collection,” he elaborated, “and there was some Grey Goose in the fridge and I was just going to get a daytime drink, and I looked and thought, ‘Devil, you’re not going to beat me today.’”

Wow, well we’re always happy to hear someone overcome their demons. Let’s hope Kanye continues to push through.