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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest. McLamore's new album Ben,

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Speaker 1: maybe his most introspective to date, and tackles personal topics,

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Speaker 1: including his relapse into substance abuse in twenty twenty. McLamore

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Speaker 1: says his addictive personality is closely linked with his obsessive side,

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Speaker 1: and while his compulsion has caused a lot of trouble,

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Speaker 1: it's also served him as an artist at times. He

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Speaker 1: tells American songwriter I think my add personality has suited

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Speaker 1: me well in certain aspects of my life. When I

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Speaker 1: go in, I go hard. If today we're in the studio,

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Speaker 1: I'm probably going to be the last one in there.

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Speaker 1: I don't give up. I keep it pushing. And then

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Speaker 1: that's what got me to this point, he cautions. The

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Speaker 1: other side of it, it's what's gotten him into trouble

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Speaker 1: with drugs and alcohol in the past, and while he's

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Speaker 1: always got to be focused on his recovery. Ben is

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Speaker 1: out now. That's Direct from Hollywood.