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BBC News By Will Chalk image captionDan (l) with the rest of You Me At Six "You walk into a dressing room and there's beers on ice and beers in the fridge. You're there to entertain people and there's a party atmosphere - so you end up drinking every day." If you've ever dreamed of being a rock star, Dan Flint's description of touring life probably sounds pretty amazing. But after more than a decade of drumming for You Me At Six, he's had enough. Of the booze, that is. image copyrightGetty Images image captionDan with one of his usual "stage beers"

IT is the time when people resolve to make changes in their lives.

IT’S been an incredibly tough year – and it’s not surprising more people than usual have been drowning their sorrows, or spicing up endless evenings at home by reaching for a wine bottle.

This weekend I’ll be celebrating the one-year anniversary of my last fun night out. I went to see Andrew Weatherall with a coterie of aging ravers. He delivered a sublime set, which poignantly turned out to be one of his last as he passed away in February. I’m eternally grateful for being privy to his amazingness. One could say all the stars aligned and I didn’t blow it off with stuff like: ‘I’ll catch him the next time.’ Not all Christmas nights are as successful. More often than not you’re in a packed venue surrounded by rogue Christmas jumpers and bad music. Then you wait for...