Steve-O Discusses Being Sober For 14 Years & Having ‘Absolutely Nothing’ To Hide

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Steve-O discusses sobriety, “Jackass”, and more in a new interview with Men’s Health. The star, who was born Stephen Gilchrist Glover, tells the magazine of being almost 14 years sober: “Most people would be delighted to hear that they’re actually not going to die in their early 30s. “It came to me as a crisis.

I was confronted with the most terrifying possibility: I was only, like, halfway through my life.” The entertainer’s on- and off-screen friend Johnny Knoxville helped get him into a psychiatric ward in 2008 after he wrote an email saying he was planning on throwing himself out of a window following years of drug and alcohol abuse. READ MORE: Steve-O Says He & Johnny Knoxville ‘Had A Little Rift’ Over The Way He Handled Contract Negotiations Glover, who regularly put his life on the line on the hit show, which has since been turned into numerous movies, tells the mag how there was a time when he had little money and no idea how to make more.

He says of possessing few skills beyond inspiring people to shout, “Oh, s**t, it’s Steve-O!” when they saw him, “The ultimate fear for me would be to be a recognizable personality and totally broke.” Glover shares how the concept of “everyday sadism,” in which people derive pleasure from others’ pain, allowed the “Jackass” cast to have careers. READ MORE: Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O And The ‘Jackass’ Crew Return For One Last Stunt-Filled Extravaganza In ‘Jackass Forever’ He explains, “We make sure that you don’t have to feel bad about your everyday sadism, because we’re inviting you to enjoy it.

So it’s completely permissible to enjoy it, because it’s understood that the reward is your attention; you’re actually being generous when you enjoy it.” Glover admits his