the  announcement  of  their  sobriety  on  instagram  a  few  weeks  prior ,  a  topic  he  had  never  previously  discussed ,  had  thrown  a  whole  new  kind  of  interest  his  way .  he  was  a  poster - boy  now ,  whether  he  liked  it  or  not .  his  agent  had  gotten  so  many  requests  for  him  to  speak  or  perform  at  charity  events  that  it  had  become  overwhelming .  he  could  not  possibly  do  them  all ,  nor  did  he  want  to .  being  sober  did  not  come  easy  to  him  yet – perhaps  it  never  would .  however ,  when  the  clinic  they'd  been  treated  at  reached  out ,  starting  a  new  programme  for  those  of  lower  income  like  he  had  been  ...  he  couldn't  say  no .  so  there  he  was ,  stepping  off  stage  after  performing  his  latest  few  hits  and  mingling  in  the  crowd  only  to  be  greeted  by  åç;a  very  familiar  face .  "  micah ,  hi.  i – i  didn't  think  you  were  involved  in  this  kinda  stuff .  "