Paul, who is joined in a fascinating and honest Podcast by his wife Jo, also talks about the struggles emotionally and practically of having to adjust to a new way of life as he sought to navigate a new route to try and make a living.
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Reflecting on the moment he knew his playing days were over, Lake told the Podcast: “Well, I think it’s the kind of realisation that this is it. You know, it was almost as if it was inevitable, but yeah, you kind of hoping against hope and I’d had all kinds of treatment after that. I’d had acupuncture.
“I’d been to see a faith healer, which looking back was quite comical. But for some people it works. I’m not knocking them for that.
“But for me, thinking back, I was just, you know, desperate, hoping for a miracle, and nothing, you know, coming around the corner for me. And it’s the fact that you say, it’s the realisation this is the end, it stops now.
