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Darius Rucker Shares How Woody Harrelson Saved His Life in New Memoir


Darius Rucker had a near-death drowning experience while staying with Woody Harrelson, who saved the singer’s life

Rucker rose to fame as the lead vocalist of Hootie & the Blowfish, which was formed in 1986, alongside Mark Bryan, Dean Felber and Jim Sonefeld. I feel as if some horrific giant squid has lashed itself around my body, circling and tightening its tentacles around my legs, dragging me under the water. Together, the two of them floated until Rucker felt himself “drifting away.” The singer told Harrelson to let him go after seeing “a blinding blast of white” and various visions of his late mother.

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