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Dennis Quaid says he has channeled life lessons he learned getting sober into content for his new gospel album.
The veteran actor, 69, spoke to Extra Thursday about his new musical release, Fallen: A Gospel Album for Sinners, and the sobriety journey that led to some of the material on it.
‘I was addicted to cocaine for quite a while,' the Houston-born actor said. 'I went into rehab for that and got clear of that.
'They say you need a higher power to overcome that.'
The Hollywood stalwart, famed for films such as Traffic, Everybody's All-American, Any Given Sunday and American Underdog, said he 'spent a couple years physically recovering from all that.'
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The veteran actor, 69, spoke to Extra Thursday about his new musical release, Fallen: A Gospel Album for Sinners, and the sobriety journey that led to some of the material on it.
‘I was addicted to cocaine for quite a while,' the Houston-born actor said. 'I went into rehab for that and got clear of that.
'They say you need a higher power to overcome that.'
The Hollywood stalwart, famed for films such as Traffic, Everybody's All-American, Any Given Sunday and American Underdog, said he 'spent a couple years physically recovering from all that.'
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Dennis Quaid spent years recovering from years of cocaine addiction
The veteran actor, 69, spoke Extra about his new musical release, Fallen: A Gospel Album for Sinners, and the sobriety journey that led to it.