Former Journey drummer Deen Castronovo says that one-year of being sober has made him a better father, revealing that he is glad he "woke up."

"You know, what's really cool is you finally realize when something like this happens, you realize what's really important.

" "Being a father is a huge, huge undertaking. For musicians like us, you're on the road and you're working a lot.

You don't have the time to be with your kids as much as you'd like.

And then when I was in my addiction, man, I had no time for Roman, Castronovo's 11-year-old son then.

He's got his dad back and he's thrilled. And I'm thrilled."


He adds that while he will be playing drums on former Journey bandmate Jonathan Cain's solo album, What God Wants to Hear, he is focusing on his recovery, not music.