The Weeknd shares his past struggles with drugs and why he became ‘sober lite’

Famed singer The Weeknd is shedding light on his past challenges involving drugs and alcohol and how he has now toned it down considerably.

The Blinding Lights singer, 31, spoke to GQ and admitted that while he occasionally does weed and drinks alcohol, he is otherwise sober.

“I like sober lite,” he said, adding: “I’m not a heavy drinker, as much as I used to be. The romance of drinking isn’t there.”

“It was me thinking that I needed it. And not doing the work to figure out how not to need it. And I’ve spent the last few years realizing that and thanking God that I don’t need it. Because for a lot of people, it’s hard to shake it. But I knew I didn’t want it,” he said.

He also said that he decided to give up hard drugs as he wished to start a family in the future.

“I know I say I don’t, but I know I do. I want children. I like the trajectory of my career. But also I feel like having children would influence me and inspire me more,” he said.