A man said he became a member of a secretive religion after his life went "downhill" and he turned to alcohol and drugs.
Ian Clarkson, now 58, originally from Ormskirk, is still the frontman of the swing band the Jive Aces that sent ripples throughout the country when they reached the Britain's Got Talent semi-final in 2012. Yet, years before Ian was in a much different position.
In 1991 Ian's life fell apart when his mother died, shortly after his parents had split. His girlfriend at the time split up with him, and soon he turned to "drinking a lot and getting on drugs."
