Kanye West opens up about his fight with alcoholism

KANYE WEST has shed light on his battle with alcoholism in a wide-ranging interview with GQ Magazine.

Though he hasn’t had a drink in some time, he referred to himself as being a ‘functioning alcoholic’ at one point, and partly blamed Hollywood for his struggles.

Kanye, 42, revealed he previously drank Grey Goose with orange juice in the morning and talked about resisting the urge to drink during the day.

“One day I was in my office working on the couture collection, and there was some Grey Goose in the fridge and I was just going to get a daytime drink, and I looked and thought, ‘Devil, you’re not going to beat me today.’ That one statement is like a tattoo,” he told GQ Magazine.

“I haven’t had a drink since I realised I needed to take it day by day, but I never owned up, or was even told, ‘Hey, you’re a functioning alcoholic’.