United Kingdom, April 1 -- Suggs has given up booze because alcoholism was "ruining" his life.

The 64-year-old Madness singer - real name Graham McPherson - went to see an addiction therapist after realising alcohol had become "more important than anybody or anything else" and he has now been sober for the last few months following a stark warning about his drinking.

In an interview on the 'Headliners' show on BBC Radio 5 Live, Suggs explained: "I've been a bit sort of jocular about it, but no, it did get a bit serious.

"I mean, it was alcoholism, and there's no way in this horrible thing to admit to yourself, because I was a drunk. I was a good drinker, I was a bad drinker.

"When you're drinking too much, it just becomes your sole ra...