Brandon Block: From Ibiza Chaos to Recovery

<p>He was the wildest man in 90s club culture - and by his own admission, probably would’ve “won the World Cup of caning.</p><p><br></p><p>&quot;I realised I was more scared of living without drugs than I was of dying with them.” </p><p><br></p><p>In this raw, funny and unexpectedly moving conversation, Martin Deeson sits down with legendary DJ <strong>Brandon Block</strong> - the man synonymous with Ibiza, excess, and one of the most extreme lifestyles of the 1990s.</p><p><br></p><p>But this isn’t just a chance to tell war stories.</p><p><br></p><p>It’s a deep dive into addiction, recovery, dopamine, modern anxiety - and what happens when the party stops.</p><p><br></p><ul><li><p>How Brandon went from Ibiza icon to <strong>28 grams of cocaine a day</strong></p></li><li><p>The moment he realised: <em>“I can’t live like this anymore”</em></p></li><li><p>Why addiction isn’t about substances — it’s about <strong>behaviour and dopamine</strong></p></li><li><p>The truth about anxiety: <em>“It won’t kill you — but it will test you”</em></p></li><li><p>The power of empathy — and how it shaped both his DJ career and his recovery work</p></li><li><p>Why Gen X might be uniquely struggling in the modern world</p></li></ul><p>Ibiza, spirituality, and the strange magic of that era<br></p><p>Follow</p><p><br>Apple: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/martin-deeson-unloaded/id1885169674" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/martin-deeson-unloaded/id1885169674</a></p><p>Youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MartinDeesonUnloaded" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/@MartinDeesonUnloaded</a></p><p>X: <a href="https://x.com/martindeeson" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://x.com/martindeeson</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/martindeeson/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/martindeeson/</a></p><p>Tiktok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@martindeeson" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.tiktok.com/@martindeeson</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://www.unloadedpodcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.unloadedpodcast.com/</a></p>