Andrew Lloyd Webber: I'm a recovering alcoholic Andrew Lloyd Webber has confessed he is a recovering alcoholic who spent several years drinking in secret after declaring himself sober a decade ago. 19 April 2026 Andrew Lloyd Webber is a recovering alcoholic. Andrew Lloyd Webber is a recovering alcoholic The 78-year-old legendary composer announced in 2016 that he hadn't had a drink for two years, but he has now admitted that, while he stopped drinking while producing School of Rock on Broadway at that time, he secretly went back to alcohol afterwards and sought help just over a year ago.