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‘All this chaos. It’s part of who I am’: Rizzle Kicks’ Jordan Stephens on life after pop stardom


When Jordan Stephens, of pop group Rizzle Kicks, shot to fame at 19, it wasn’t long before addiction and self-destruction followed. As his memoir comes out, he talks about love, loss and finding his way back

“Yes, I had been unfaithful to girlfriends in the past,” he accepts, “I’d also been cheated on.” It’s just, what happened in that hotel bedroom five years ago, the night of a friend’s seaside wedding, played out differently. And by that, I mean I’m cracked out on ADHD meds I’m taking, without a prescription.” In the process of getting sober, Stephens traded cocaine – which helped him find focus – for black-market Modafinil. Sex and intimacy, my relationships with friends and family.” There’s a spiritual jaunt to Brazil, an emotional trauma retreat, and transformative trips on psychedelic DMT.

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