In an emotionally charged interview earlier this week Dutch EDM DJ and producer R3hab broke down and tearfully admitted that he has been receiving treatment from addiction councilors in an attempt to tackle his dependency on sniffing dirty underpants.
R3hab, real name Fadil El Ghoul, shocked his fans by revealing that he has been sniffing anything up to twenty five pairs of dirty underpants a day since breaking into the music industry after producing the track Mrkrstft with fellow Dutchman, Hardwell, in 2008.
“It all began when I first started playing big shows and girls would throw their underpants at the stage,” he recounted, “I’d collect them all up and take them to my dressing room and just get lost in their odour for a couple of hours. It was a great way to unwind and escape the stresses of life on tour.”
“Then I started to need more and more pairs of pants to get the same buzz,” he honestly continued. “It didn’t matter if they were girls pants or not and I found myself stealing underpants from the gym, hotel rooms and pretty much any where I could get them, even from other DJs at one really low point in my life I actually sniffed DJ Sneak’s briefs,” he said fighting back tears.
“It never even occurred to me that I had a problem,” admitted R3hab emotionally, “Then one day I found myself frantically rummaging through my mother’s laundry basket looking for a pair of her dirty underpants to sniff. That’s when I knew I was an addict and I needed help.”
“Realising I had a problem didn’t stop me from filling my nostrils with the sweet smell of her soiled and piss flecked undergarments but it was the first step toward recovery,” continued the vulnerable EDM star. “It took me about six weeks before I actually opened up about my condition and admitted I needed help.”
“Now here I am, having not sniffed a pair of pants in over three days,” continued R3hab. “That’s the longest I’ve gone without sniffing a pair of panties in over six years and it feels, and smells, great.”
“Sure, I’m still tempted to sniff people’s seats when they stand up and I’m constantly wondering what people’s crotches smell like,” he continued resolutely, “but I no longer feel like I have to sniff the lingering smell of an ass on fabric to feel normal anymore. Which is real progress.”
At the time of going to press unconfirmed reports are indicating that R3hab may have suffered a relapse after a man fitting the DJ’s description was seen running from a Los Angeles hotel lobby with a pair of mens underwear on his head.
