Ann Oldenburg, USA TODAY

Rocker Steven Tyler recently shared some candid insights about his daily battle with addiction.

While in Maui (where he has a home) last week, Billboard says he spent some time addressing drug court graduates as part of his visit, and his quotes are resonating.

"I'm nervous here because I'm telling you all my truth," he said. "I am also a drug addict and alcoholic and fighting it every day."

He said he began "getting high" in 1964. "By 1984, I was 126 pounds, shooting cocaine," when he first went into a rehabilitation center. But they weren't the rehabs of today. "They were mental institutions where people that sat next to me had dribble bibs."

Later, he relapsed. "I had it all. I didn't care," he said. "And I hurt my family and my children and my friends. If it wasn't for the program of AA, I would have nothing."

Tyler, who has been sober for five years, said,

"I'm a better drug addict and alcoholic than I am a musician. I got to keep it in check."

Keep fighting the fight, Steven.