Previous Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan has apologised for attacking his girlfriend and explained he has struggled with liquor addiction “for a lot of a long time”.

The singer stated the assault on 9 April was a “wake-up connect with” and he has been sober for three weeks.

The 39-year-aged appeared at Leicester Magistrates’ Court docket on Tuesday and was ordered to carry out 200 several hours of unpaid do the job after pleading responsible to assaulting Vikki Ager.

Meighan said in a assertion posted on Twitter on Wednesday that he and Ms Ager ended up “really a great deal in adore and we are wanting ahead to rebuilding our daily life jointly with the assist of these near to us”.

The musician, from Narborough, Leicestershire, went on to explain the incident as “an isolated just one” and “out of character”.

He wrote in the post: “I would like to make a statement about latest situations and publicly apologise to my husband or wife Vikki, my bandmates, my close friends, household and followers.

“I am incredibly sorry and deeply regret my latest conduct. In no way am I attempting to condone my actions or make excuses. I am absolutely to blame and take all obligation.”

Meighan mentioned he experienced “struggled for several yrs with liquor dependancy” and described the assault as “a wake-up get in touch with for me, for who I was, and what I was getting”.

He additional: “I was spiralling out of regulate. My psychological wellness was turning out to be more and extra unstable and I was at breaking level.

“I booked myself into a rehabilitation programme for alcoholism. It truly is been well documented I’ve gone through treatment method before, but in reality I have never basically been completely sober.

“This time has been different. I remaining the programme 3 weeks back and with the aid of my relatives and close friends, I have been taking each individual working day as it comes, finding as a result of every single day entirely clean up and sober.

“This time I basically seriously want to do it, not just for individuals I treatment about, but also for myself.”

Meighan mentioned he had not too long ago been diagnosed with ADHD which experienced helped him “fully grasp a lot more about my behavioural difficulties”.

The singer give up Kasabian, the band he assisted type in 1997, citing “particular issues” on Monday.

Meighan’s previous bandmates later publicly condemned his “entirely unacceptable” conduct and advised a statement introduced by him ahead of his court hearing misled followers.

They stated they were “led to believe that Tom would hold his hands up and in his statement inform everybody what he’d accomplished but he selected not to, misleading a good deal of lovers”.

Meighan responded, declaring he experienced only sought to assure enthusiasts and acquaintances that he was in a “good area” mentally.

He included: “At which issue, I was not able to accept the pending circumstance. I would never knowingly mislead admirers and value them enormously.”

Meighan’s departure leaves guitarist Serge Pizzorno and bassist Chris Edwards as the only remaining founding users, with recent drummer Ian Matthews signing up for the group a number of a long time right after they founded.

Kasabian broke by means of with their 2004 self-titled album.

They later on introduced Empire in 2006 and West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum in 2009.