Fatboy Slim shared with journalists that his wife Zoe Ball threatened to walk out. The ultimatum pushed him into rehab. He says quitting alcohol was the biggest personal battle. He added that she compelled him to choose.
After treatment he felt frozen at the idea of performing a set without booze. The fear of a dry set rendered him immobile at first. He now tries to perform without alcohol. He labels it a novel test. The process of staying alcohol‑free onstage persists.