Keith Urban has done a lot for the country music genre in more ways than one. He’s been a country singer for a long time. Even though he’s famous now and has tons of awards. It took him a lot of work and struggle in order to be able to reach the point where he is now.
Success doesn’t happen overnight even if it seems that way. Many people wish it worked that way but it doesn’t. Keith Urban had always planned to move to Nashville Tennessee and he hoped he’d get the same success he had started to gain in his home country of Australia.
Unfortunately it took a lot longer than he thought. (over 10 years.) Keith was hoping for fast success like he had in his home country. But instead it was the opposite. Keith had to mow lawns with the people who offered to help him. He was writing songs and mowing lawns to stay afloat. Keith also developed drug and alcohol addictions during this particular low period.
Keith often describes how he’d be scrounging around for bits of coke (Cocaine) at three in the morning. He wanted to avoid the withdraw symptoms and stay energized.
Cocaine is a stimulant that gives people energy and alcohol is a depressant which has the opposite affect of cocaine. Mixing these two is a very dangerous combination. (Regardless if you’re taking them together or separate.)
