MusicNewsSia talks alcoholism and drug addiction on Carpool KaraokeThe elusive singer got candid while blasting out her biggest hitsShareLink copied ✔️February 18, 2016MusicNewsTextDominique Sisley After already playing host to the likes of Adele, Justin Bieber and A$AP Rocky, James Corden has now (somehow) managed to secure Sia for his ongoing Carpool Karaoke series. The eleven-minute clip, which was aired on The Late Late Show on Tuesday night, saw the elusive singer sit shotgun with the presenter to belt out her biggest hits: including “Chandelier”, “Elastic Heart”, “Alive,” and “Titanium”. In between all the singing, Sia also opened up about substance abuse in her early career. Swamped in her trademark black and white wig, the singer (somehow) sat next to Corden and admitted how severe her past experiences had been, and how her growing fame had nearly “destabilised” her. “I was a singer for 10 or 11 years to mediocre success, and I was an alcoholic and a drug addict,” she explains in the clip, matter-of-factly. “I sobered up and decided I didn't want to be an artist anymore because I was starting to get a little bit famous and it was destabilizing in some way. So I thought, 'What doesn't exist in pop music at the moment?' And it was mystery. There's pictures on Instagram of everyone at the dentist.” The singer also goes on to discuss her singing style, as well as her belief in extra-terrestrials (“the American government are working with five different alien races”). You can watch the whole bizarre thing in its entirety above. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORE‘Fookin’ sick la!’: EsDeeKid’s fans on what makes him so specialThis new photobook tells the definitive history of grime InstagramHow to build community online, according to Instagram’s Rings creatorsOneohtrix Point Never is searching for soul in the slopAudrey Nuna is a real-life K-Pop Demon Hunter‘It’s spiritual warfare’: Bricknasty are fighting for Dublin’s precariatBABYMETAL: The ‘little girls’ who shaped a generation of metal musicThe only tracks you need to hear from October 2025The UK Music Video Award winners are hereKelly Lee Owens’ guide to a good night outAccorParcels’ Jules Crommelin: ‘This isn’t just a tour, it’s life’ Dazed Mix: Jennifer Walton