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One thing country music is known for? Drinkin’ songs. For some, there’s nothing like tipping back a cold one to a tune about tipping back a cold one. For others, a glass of the good stuff is the only way to mend a broken heart or set the tone for one heck of a party.<\/p>\n
Despite the genre’s ability to craft the perfect “crack a cold one” track, there are several\u00a0stars who have chosen to abstain from the bottle completely: They’ve gone sober!<\/p>\n
A select few have never touched the stuff, while others have had to initiate a nasty breakup in order to live a better life. Actually, that’s most of the artists on our list. Sadly, many have fallen prey to alcohol, and it all but wrecked their lives.<\/p>\n
Those artists credit friends, family, bandmates and spouses for staging interventions\u00a0and encouraging them to get the help they needed. For others, it was a wakeup call moment \u2014 like a DUI \u2014 that made them realize that drinking was leading them down the path to a person they never wanted to be.<\/p>\n
Health is a common factor, too \u2014 one star in particular stopped reaching for his drinking glass the moment he found out he was pre-diabetic.<\/p>\n
Whatever their reason for living a sober life, each one believes it was the right decision and their lives have gotten better as a result.<\/p>\n
Although country music is known for its raucous drinking songs, several artists have sworn off the stuff completely. Be it a lifestyle change or a life-saving decision, each one of these artists can say that that their lives have changed for the better since giving up the bottle. They are sober and proud.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n