“Drugs shut you down, cut you off emotionally. You think being off your head makes life easier, but it's a lot easier when you're not.”

English singer, songwriter, and television personality

Shaun Ryder is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality. Born in 1962, he came to prominence as the lead singer of Happy Mondays and became a central figure in the Madchester scene in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He later formed Black Grape with former Happy Mondays dancer Bez in 1993. Ryder is also known for his distinctive sprechgesang style and his lyrics, and he reached a wider television audience when he finished as runner-up on the tenth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.