'Hootie & The Blowfish's' Darius Rucker Breaks His Silence About His Drug Arrest: 'Never Seen The Inside Of A Jail Cell'
Darius Rucker of Hootie & The Blowfish is speaking out about his recent arrest.
The lead singer of the rock band made headlines when he was charged with two counts of simple possession and casual exchange of a controlled substance and one count of a violation of the state's vehicle registration law in February.
Rucker, 58, was stopped while in a vehicle that had an expired tag. It was then that authorities allegedly noticed a collection of unmarked purple pills, which were later revealed to be psilocin — hallucinogens that produce similar effects to LSD — and what they believed to be a THC pen.
Now, Rucker is breaking his silence on the situation.
"I went down and we handled it... my lawyers are taking care of it. It is what it is. It was funny because I was going to a friend's house, they were moving and asked me to take some stuff, and I did and got pulled, got stopped." Rucker said on 'TODAY' on Tuesday. "And the crazy thing was, they let me go."
The performer was not brought into the station until long after the incident first occurred. "It was a year later that I get a phone call that said there was a warrant for my arrest," he recalled. "So I went down. Fifty-seven years, I've never seen the inside of a jail cell."
Rucker has shared that he is cooperating with authorities in the legal matter.
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In his memoir 'Life's Too Short,' which was released on Tuesday, he revealed that he, with the help of his ex-wife Beth Leonard, has entirely quit drugs. "When I quit, I quit... It was one of those things where one day I was just told that I had to quit so I walked away from it," he wrote. "And it was the best thing that's ever happened to me."
The memoir is a comprehensive overview of Rucker's life, his time with the band, his experiences with alcohol and drugs, and his life. He told 'US Magazine' that readers of his book can expect the truth.
"You learn a lot about my childhood, how Hootie got to where we are and how hard we partied," he shared. "The one thing I wanted to do when I decided to write the book is, I wanted to tell the truth."
Hootie & The Blowfish are getting ready to embark on their national tour 'Summer Camp with Trucks Tour' which kicks off on Thursday. The band will play 50 different shows across the country.
The charges in his misdemeanor drug case are still currently pending.
