On this episode of Face to Face: Francis Baptiste

If you visit Francis Baptiste's website, the first thing you'll notice is the harsh way he describes himself as "a washed-up, divorced, recovering alcoholic and drug addict" who "tries to balance being a single father and a middle-aged musician, living under the poverty line in East Vancouver."

Baptiste says the description is a little "tongue-in-cheek" but also the reality of the life he has lived for the last decade.

Baptiste's latest album, Lived Experience in East Vancouver, was released on Oct. 24. It's his third full length and one he is particularly proud of.

One of his goals with the new music is to break down the stigma around addiction.

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