"Drug Arrest Was The Reality Check I Needed"- Bruno Mars

 The Locked Out of Heaven hit maker made headlines in September 2010 when he was caught with the substance in his Las Vegas hotel room.

After taking a deal to avoid jail time, Bruno plead guilty to felony drug possession, and he served 200 hours of community service, paid a $2,000 (£1,604) fine and took a drug counselling course, which helped to get him get back on the straight and narrow.
“I did something very stupid,” he told CBS’ 60 Minutes host Lara Logan on Sunday night’s (20Nov16) episode. “I’m in Las Vegas, Lara. I’m 24 years old.

I’m, you know, drinking way more than I’m supposed to be drinking and it was so early in my career and I always say that I think it had to happen.

That was the reality check I needed… I promised myself that, you know, you ain’t never gonna read about that again.

I don’t blame Motown,” Bruno, whose decision to swap his real name Peter Hernandez for his stage moniker played a part in the incident, shrugged.

“I wasn’t ready yet. I think everybody don’t (sic) know what colour I am. It’s like, ‘He’s not black enough. He’s not white enough. He’s got a Latin last name but he doesn’t have – he doesn’t speak Spanish.

Who are we selling this to? Are you making urban music? Are you making pop music? What kind of music are you making?'”