Who is Macklemore: 'I don't have moderation when using drugs and alcohol. It was hurting my life' - Features - Music - The Independent

Who is Macklemore: 'I don't have moderation when using drugs and alcohol. It was hurting my life' - Features - Music - The Independent: "Ben Haggerty, better known by his rap alias Macklemore, has just hit the big time. You may not recognise his name yet, but by the end of the summer you will, and if you've ever heard his number-one hit "Thrift Shop", a high-octane tongue-in-cheek ode to charity shopping, chances are that its ferociously catchy chorus is still looping round inside your head."