Sum 41's Deryck Whibley interview: 'I was so out of it – drinking wasn't even a thought
Pop-punk is back and Sum 41 have a new album on the way to prove it. On the heels of their sold-out Alexandra Palace show, the band’s frontman Deryck Whibley talks to Annabel Nugent about the band’s early success, doing shots with Tommy Lee – and finding his way back to health and sobriety
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