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Silverchair’s Daniel Johns shares statement following drink-driving conviction

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Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns has shared a statement following his conviction for drink driving.Last month, it was revealed that the 42-year-old Johns had entered rehab after being charged with high-range drink-driving after a collision with a vehicle in the Australian New South Wales Hunter region.

He then plead guilty to the charge and could face jail time.In a new post on Instagram, transcribed from a phone call with Johns from his rehab facility, he said: “My drinking had become a bigger problem than I even realised, and how I have used it to help numb a range of deeper psychological issues that I’ve been living with since childhood; Alcohol is not medicine.

I should never have treated it like it was. I feel like a complete fuck-up and I’m sorry.”The post added: “I take full responsibility for my actions on the evening of March 23rd, I am deeply remorseful and I am working every day to make amends.“I am handling these matters professionally and privately.

For legal reasons, I am unable to talk specifics on social media or elsewhere until after June 22nd.”A post shared by Daniel Johns (@danieljohnshq)“Alongside my therapy, I’ve been self-medicating with alcohol to deal with my anxiety and depression.

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