Lynda Cullen: Singing a song to sobriety

Crippling self doubt led singer/songwriter, Lynda Cullen, to develop a drink problem. The Wexford native, who is launching her second album in Cork and Dublin, believes that most artists suffer from low self esteem. She drank before, during and after gigs, until she admitted to herself that she was an alcoholic and sought help.

Based in the Black Forest region of Germany where she teaches English to pay the bills and travels with her alternative folk music, Cullen says that excessive drinking is a real problem in the music industry, and the arts as a whole, because creators are generally very sensitive people.