When you picture the lives of your favorite famous singers you might imagine them popping bottles of champagne after their sold out concerts or drinking Grey Goose at A-List parties. However, not all musicians drink alcohol.
In fact, here is a list of performers that don’t drink at all, which which challenge society’s alcohol-soaked stereotypes of rock stars and famous singers.
1. Lana Del Rey
Lana was sent to boarding school at age 15 in order to get sober and has been sober ever since.
2. Shania Twain
Twain never drinks or smokes and is also a vegetarian.
3. Tyler, the Creator
Tyler, The Creator lives a lifestyle free from drugs and alcohol and identifies as “straight-edge.”
4. Eminem
After almost dying from a drug overdose, the rapper decided to clean up his act. He now abstains from alcohol and drugs.
5. Chris Martin
Chris Martin, Coldplay’s lead singer, doesn’t drink alcohol or coffee.
6. Jennifer Lopez
J. Lo steers clear of alcohol because it is bad for her skin. She told InStyle that she does occasionally take a sip or two if she needs to make a toast because “you can’t toast with water!”
7. Jennifer Hudson
In 2013, Hudson told Chelsea Handler that she has “never had a drink in her life.” She simply has never been interested in drugs or alcohol.
8. Tim McGraw
This country singer made the decision to be sober for his daughters.
9. Keith Urban
Urban announced on Ellen in 2010 that he was sober because he wanted to put his family first.
10. Elton John
Elton John claims that his greatest accomplishment in life is getting sober.
11. Ringo Starr
Starr has said that he wasted the years after The Beatles in “an alcoholic haze.” He is now adamantly sober.
12. Alice Cooper
Cooper says that he drinks soda at bars instead of alcohol which helps him stay sober.
13. Steven Tyler
Tyler has been open about his struggles with addiction and his road to recovery. He now abstains from drugs and alcohol.
14. Neil Young
Young decided to become sober in 2011 because he wanted to be more alert and he was curious about what sobriety would feel like.
15. Florence Welch
The lead singer of Florence and the Machine admitted that she used to drink before every concert, but told the San Diego Tribune in 2015, “but what I get now on stage, without drinking, is this clarity and feeling the performance in every way. I haven’t drunk on stage for years now.”
16. Katy Perry
Katy Perry was fully sober for three months after divorcing Russell Brand and now although she doesn’t drink cocktails, she does occasionally indulge in a glass of wine.
17. Eric Clapton
Clapton has been sober for almost 30 years and wrote very frankly about his struggles with addiction in his memoir, Clapton.
18. Leona Lewis
Lewis hates the taste of alcohol so she simply does not drink it.
19. Brandon Flowers
The lead singer of The Killers is devout Mormon and openly sober.
Not all famous singers party and drink alcohol, and this list is a testament to that fact. If you need some inspiration to quit drinking or just cut back on your alcohol use a little, let these 19 people’s stories help you out.