The 'evil drug' and court case that almost broke Alex Lloyd | Australian Story

For the past year, Australian Story has been filming with the musician lauded as one of the best voices in the business, as he gets his life and career back on track. In a raw and unfiltered account, Alex Lloyd speaks exclusively about overcoming a five-year prescription drug addiction that followed in the wake of a 2009 court case where he was accused of stealing his hit song, Amazing. The case was dropped mid-trial and the court awarded Alex costs, but he lost his marriage and his impetus to write music, which had always been his solace. Now aged 50, and almost three years free of addiction, Alex is preparing to release his first collection of new music in 12 years. #AlexLloyd #Opiods #AustralianStory About Australian Story: The power of the personal. Compelling stories about real people that illuminate, entertain and inspire. Watch more Australian Story documentaries here: https://bit.ly/36ABH2J Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/abcaustralianstory Welcome to ABC News In-depth, where you'll find our long-form journalism and other videos to help you understand what's going on in the world around you. Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Get breaking news and livestreams from our ABC News channel:    / newsonabc   Like ABC News on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Follow ABC News on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Follow ABC News on Twitter:   / abcnews