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Nile Rodgers got sober because he worried his lifestyle would destroy his musical ability.
The Chic guitarist - who is expected to perform with Pharrell Williams at tonight's (19.02.14) BRIT Awards - admits drugs used to be an "important" part of his life, but he quit his habits because his career meant more to him than partying.
He said: "I felt that that would be an impingement on my ability to play music.
"I remember reading an article by Keith Richards saying he could live without drugs but he couldn't live without music and I feel exactly the same way.
"My life revolved around music but drugs were an important component, just as much so as any intellectual property or breathing or eating food."
Nile realised he needed to get sober when his behaviour at Madonna's 35th birthday party stunned his friends.
He told Metro newspaper: "As of Madonna's next birthday, if I'm lucky, it will be 20 years since I've had a drink or drug in my body, which is the most remarkable, incredible thing.
"It was her party down in Miami Beach. I remember it not because I have a conscious memory of it but because everybody filled in the blanks for me when I was writing my autobiography.
"I have first-hand testimonies from people who were completely aware and sober going, 'Oh my God Nile we've never seen you like that', and that was all I needed to hear, people that I trusted telling me for all intents and purposes I had gone mad."

CeeLo Green has quit the 'The Voice' to host his own show.
The 'Forget You' hitmaker has been a judge on the US version of the singing contest on the first three series, before returning on the fifth series last year, but has now decided to step back to focus on other TV projects.
Speaking on the 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' - which airs on Wednesday (19.02.14) - he said: "I'm not coming back guys.
"I'm going to continue my relationship with NBC. I have a television show development deal with them as well and hopefully some other talk show opportunities for later in the year.
"But yeah, I'm going to miss 'The Voice' too. So I'm not coming back guys."
Shocked by his revelation, Ellen replied: "Oh, you're not coming back at all? I did not know that!"
CeeLo is hoping to take some time to focus on his music and is excited about the release of his next album 'Girl Power', which is due out between February and March.
He added: "I just want to ... I don't want to wear out my welcome there. "You know what I'm saying. I have so many other things that I want to do. I haven't released an album in four years. I'm almost done with my album."
'The Voice's sixth season kicks off on February 24 with Shakira, Usher, Blake Shelton and Adam Levine on the judges panel.

Lindsay Lohan has cut off contact with bad influences to focus on her new film.
The 27-year-old actress has landed herself an acting and producing role in new psychological thriller 'Inconceivable' and her father, Michael Lohan, says she's cutting ties with all the bad influences in her life so that she can really focus on making the film a success.
He told the New York Daily News newspaper's Confidenti@l column: "She [Lindsay] has Randell Emmett, who produced 'Lone Survivor' and 'Broken City', helping her. She's cut the bad friends out of her life and is taking this seriously."
'The Canyons' actress has recently finished filming an eight-part series for Oprah Winfrey's OWN network and it's said to be an "honest, no-holds-barred account" of her attempt to rebuild her life and movie career after a series of struggles with substance abuse and legal troubles.
Lindsay agreed to the documentary series after completing a stint in rehab last august and is believed to have been paid $2 million for the series, despite not always showing up for scheduled filming.
A source on the 'Lindsay' production team said previously: "She never does what she says she is going to do. She cancels all the time and is highly erratic."
Shooting for 'Inconceivable' is set to begin next month, although no co-stars or directors have been announced so far.

Michael Jackson's Estate have asked for an abuse allegation against the late singer to be dismissed.
Choreographer Wade Robson - who testified to defend the 'Thriller' singer when he was accused of molestation in 2005 - has alleged in a creditor's claim he was abused by the King of Pop for a seven-year period from the age of seven, but the Estate have asked a Los Angeles judge to reject his allegations because he waited too long to file.
The Estate's lawyer, Howard Weitzman, says in order to pursue a claim, Wade should have filed his case within 60 days of learning the Estate was in probate court in 2009 - and there was no way he wouldn't have known because it made worldwide news.
However, the choreographer claims he delayed filing his allegations against the star - who died of acute Propofol intoxication in June 2009 - because of a repressed memory and only remembered after suffering two "breakdowns" which led to him seeking therapy.
In their argument against the claim, the Estate have pointed out that Wade gave a deposition in a guardianship dispute over Michael's children Prince, now 16, Paris, 15, and 11-year-old Blanket, in which he admitted he was "aware that John Branca and John McClain were co-Executors of Michael's estate and understood they were running the Estate's 'entertainment business'."
In addition, Wade was contacted by Cirque du Soleil in 2011 to work on 'Immortal', a show themed around Michael, and according to the court documents obtained by RadarOnline.com, he "wanted to do this MJ show badly."
A judge has yet to rule on whether the claim can go ahead.

Prince has been on a string of secret dates with Delilah.
The 'Purple Rain' singer is reportedly "smitten" with the 23-year-old British singer and the pair have been spending more time together in recent months.
A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "Delilah is talented and gorgeous and it's little wonder Prince is so smitten with her. They have always been close but things have moved on recently."
Delilah was spotted among a host of stars to who watched Prince perform with is band 3RDEYEGIRL at Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club in London on Monday night (17.02.14), but a representative for the 'Raspberry Beret' hitmaker insists there is no romance between the pair and Delilah is close with all members of the band.
A spokesman for Prince, 55, added: "Delilah is a friend of everyone in the band and everyone loves spending time with her."
Prince - who has been divorced twice - met Delilah after discovering a video she shared on YouTube, and the pair reportedly grew close when he invited her to support him on tour in Australia two years ago.
Delilah - real name Paloma Stoeker - first spoke about her friendship with the star in 2012.
She said: "Prince called and said he was a fan of my work and invited me on tour. It was amazing."
Describing the iconic singer as "perfectly down to earth" she added: "We hung out together. He's a lovely person and we get along."

Kelly Brook felt "hurt and humiliated" by her fame-hungry boyfriend.
The 34-year-old star has accused her now ex-beau David McIntosh - who appeared as Tornado on the UK TV game show 'Gladiators' in 2008 - of "stabbing her in the back" after he alerted photographers of their whereabouts while the pair enjoyed a romantic holiday in the US.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Kelly thinks David has been using her. She felt hurt and humiliated when she began to realise he was more interested in fame than he was in her.
"He was desperate to be in the papers and she kicked him out as soon as she realised that.
"She immediately deleted any evidence of them being together on her online profiles."
The busty brunette called time on their 45-day relationship earlier this week and has since been trying to get back in touch with her ex-boyfriend Thom Evans, 28 - whom she dated for two years until 2013 - but he's set to snub her as he's trying to rekindle his romance with his ex-girlfriend Jessica Lowndes.
The source explained: "She has attempted to speak to him [Thom] and meet up for dinner as they are both in the US.
"But he's trying to get back with Jessica Lowndes, the '90210' actress, and so is unlikely to meet Kelly."
Kelly and David, 27, struck up a romance last month after meeting each other at a New Year's Eve party at her bar, the Steam and Rye, in London.
It is believed the former Royal Marines commando is Kelly's first boyfriend since she ended her seven-month relationship with Danny Cipriani, whom she had been in an on/off relationship with since 2008, last August after he allegedly cheated on her.

Teresa Palmer has given birth to a baby boy.
The 27-year-old actress and her husband Mark Webber, 33, welcomed their first child into the world on Monday (17.02.14) and have named him Bodhi Rain Palmer.
The couple chose to give the tiny tot Teresa's surname as Mark's five-year-old son Isaac- whom he has from a previous relationship - didn't take on the his last name either.
The 'Warm Bodies' star took to her Instagram account last night (18.02.14) to share the happy news with her fans.
She wrote: "Thank you God for blessing us with the most divine gift of our baby son. Introducing Bodhi Rain Palmer born safely, lovingly and naturally last night. 8lbs even. Bodhi means "Enlightened one" Rain means "Abundant Blessings From Above" and we chose Palmer as his last name as Marks son Isaac didn't take his dads name either. Thanks for all the blessings and love everyone (sic)."
The pair first started dating in September 2012 and got married in December 2013 in Mexico, just three months after announcing their engagement and that they were expecting a child together.
Earlier this month, Teresa and Mark tied the knot again, this time legally, but in a Christian ceremony in California.

Jessica Simpson has set a date for her wedding.
The 33-year-old star, who has 21-month-old daughter Maxwell and seven-month-old son Ace with her fiancé Eric Johnson, revealed they are planning to walk down the aisle "soon enough."
The blonde beauty, who previously insisted she would definitely be getting married this year, told ABC's 'Good Morning America' on Tuesday (18.02.14): "Yes, we're planning a wedding. Since I was on GMA last I have a date, I'm super excited."
Asked to hint when it would be, she added: "Nah, nah. It'll be soon enough!"
The 'With You' hitmaker is eager to get her singing career back on track once she ties the knot.
She said: "I wanna sing again. I want my daughter to see me onstage. My fiancé has never even watched me perform. Which is crazy. That's my passion, that's my love, that's everything that I am."
The Weight Watchers spokesperson, who lost 50 pounds following her first pregnancy, admitted her weight affected her confidence.
She said: "I was so insecure. I couldn't even believe what I weighed. I don't think that I ever expected myself to see the numbers that I have see n on the scale."
But Jessica was determined not to be upset about gaining weight during her second pregnancy.
She explained: "It was hard to suppress it. I knew that I would be gaining back the weight so I didn't really think about it that much. I went on walks and I worked out throughout my second pregnancy."

Chrissy Teigen doesn't mind if John Legend looks at other women.
The Sports Illustrated beauty, who married the 'Made to Love' hitmaker last September, claims she has no problem with him appreciating other beautiful women in the magazine.
She told gossip website TMZ.com: "I like it. We're pretty open to that kind of thing. He likes it."
She added: "We're married now, I want him to have a good time. I'm not insecure."
The 28-year-old model recently revealed she and John want to start a family soon.
She said: "We definitely have plans for kids. I want a ton, he wants a ton, so I guess it's time to start."
But Chrissy admitted she isn't looking forward to be ing pregnant.
She said: "I just wish they appeared. I just wished they just showed up out of nowhere."
The brunette beauty is really enjoying married life.
She said: "It's the same, it' sexier, is that what you want me to say? It's so much sexier! Everything's better and bigger!"
The couple celebrated their first Valentine's Day as a married couple on Friday (14.02.14), but Chrissy feels lucky that John is always romantic.
She said: "John's always the sweetest thing. I'm happy cooking at home, but John will be planning something sexy elsewhere [for Valentine's Day]. He's romantic year-round, not just the holiday."