I wasn't drunk, I was over-served, says Campbell

Country music singer Glen Campbell has defended himself against his drunken driving charge, claiming he “wasn’t really that drunk”, but was “just over-served”.

Campbell was arrested in November near his Phoenix home after causing a minor traffic accident.

He pleaded guilty to extreme drunken driving and leaving the scene of an accident and was sentenced to 10 nights in jail.

“I wasn’t really that drunk,” he told syndicated entertainment TV show Access Hollywood in an interview in New York. ”I was just over-served”.

Campbell also said he did not remember anything because he was “in a blackout mode”.

A mug shot showed a scowling Campbell.

“When I saw the mug shot, I said, ‘Who is that guy?'” the 68-year-old singer said. “Everybody says it’s the devil, but it isn’t, it’s God’s way of telling you to slow down.”

Campbell was to serve his sentence starting today. He is barred from drinking alcohol during his two years’ probation.

His string of hits include Rhinestone Cowboy, Galveston and By the Time I Get to Phoenix.