Sum 41 star Deryck Whibley has said that he is "lucky to be alive" following his battle with alcoholism.
The 35-year-old singer opened up about his heavy drinking, which he used as a coping mechanism for the band's hectic touring schedule, explaining to Vice's music channel Noisy: "I drank to wake me up and get that fake energy.
"There were a lot of times I didn't even want to drink, but I was so tired that shots of Jack were all I could do to get on stage."
The frontman collapsed in his kitchen on April 15 last year and was rushed to the hospital by his fiancée Ariana Cooper.
He was induced into a coma and sedated for a week to help his body handle the alcohol withdrawal.
Whibley added: "The doctors said I was lucky to be alive and that there was still a chance I could die.
"I do look back and think about how much worse it could have been. I could have had way more health problems than I had, but my liver is fine!
"Everything shut down before any more damage could happen. To walk out of there alive, without cirrhosis or needing transplants... you know, it could have been worse."
The singer also said that he is happy that he experienced alcoholism at his young age as he has a better chance of recovery, saying: "I think it was the right time in my life for it to happen.
"I'm glad it happened now and not when I'm like, 50, because my body wouldn't have been able to handle it. But it's unfortunate that it had to even come to that.
"However, now I'm feeling better than I've ever felt. I'm healthier. I'm in the best shape of my life."
