Foster The People rocker Mark Foster was inspired to quit smoking marijuana for good after some encouraging words from pot-puffing rapper Snoop Dogg.

The singer met the Gin and Juice hitmaker days after giving up weed and when he confessed he was tempted to relapse, the hip-hop star urged him to resist.

Foster tells Q magazine, "It's funny, the one time I got starstruck was when I met Snoop Dogg. I gave him a hug and said, 'I love you, man'.

"It was cool cos I'd just stopped smoking weed three days before. I told Snoop, 'I quit smoking but I'd have one with you now if I had the chance'. He said, 'Y'know (sic) what, brother: sometimes you gotta slow down and focus on your s**t'. From the godfather of marijuana smoking! That was good enough for me."

