Fatboy Slim shared with journalists that his wife Zoe Ball threatened to walk out. The threat forced him into treatment. He says quitting alcohol was the toughest thing he has ever done. He added that she forced him to decide.
After treatment he felt frozen at the idea of playing a set sober. The dread of an alcohol‑free set left him paralysed at first. He now tries to perform without alcohol. He labels it a novel test. The work to deliver a show clean is ongoing.