Nick told People magazine that he spent nearly a decade abusing alcohol and cocaine. At one point his weight ballooned to 224 pounds and his big wake up call was last spring while on tour and he experienced chest pains and fatigue. His cardiologist told him that he was suffering cardiomyopathy, which is a weakening of the heart muscle that can lead to death if it continued to be abused. Thank goodness he got the wake up call, he’s now a healthy 167 pounds and doing great!
