This is the story of an actor who seemingly has it all, but with his new autobiography, he reveals just how much he has struggled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Keep reading to know more about what he went through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Josh Brolin just published his memoir and has revealed details people did not know about before. Coming straight from the actor\u2019s heart, memoir is a look into his life and a reminder to fans about where he comes from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In his memoir, he posted about the scary trick his mother used to apply when it came to parenting him. In an interview about his book titled, \u201cFrom Under the Truck,\u201d the actor talked about a night of heavy drinking which ended with her mother\u2019s boyfriend passing out under a vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Childhood Memories
His mother Jane, was a wildlife conservationist. And when Josh Brolin and his brother Jess were young, his mother Jane, had a dangerous trick she would play on them. She would tell the wild animals like cougars, coyotes, bobcats, and any other nearby to go \u2018Sic \u2019em\u2019 after which the animals would run after the boys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Brolin wrote, \u201cYou knew if you didn\u2019t get on the other side of that shut door within a couple of seconds, you\u2019d be cleaning up fresh bloody marks somewhere on your body for the rest of the day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even though these stories sound terrifying, Brolin says to this day \u201cloath to say\u201d that they were horrifying. He said in the interview that while his mother indeed was hard to be around, she was still someone he always wanted around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Addiction Struggle
He talks about the beginnings of his addiction in his memoir. In the book he recalls how he tried marijuana at 9 years old and dropped acid when he was just 13 years old. He also recalls showing up at his grandmother\u2019s deathbed as he reeked of alcohol, something which then became the final straw for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His 99-year-old grandmother lay on her deathbed, and he had shown up at her bedside after waking up, hangover on the streets. It was that moment that made him realize that there are a lot more years he wants to live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI knew that was going to be the last time I drank,\u201d Brolin shared. This incident occurred in 2013, and now it has been over a decade that Brolin has embraced sobriety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI love being sober. I have more fun,\u201d he shared. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing that I go through that I am absolutely certain wouldn\u2019t be worse if I was drinking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We are happy to see Josh Brolin in such a healthy state at this point in his life. Share this with other fans of the actor so they can know how long his journey has been!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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