IS HE REALLY SOBER? –
Sept. 2, 2025 – With the name DJ Sober, many people speculate about his journey to sobriety, but that is far from the name’s origin.
“I was introduced to DJ culture in Dallas at an early age and I was around a lot of debauchery activities and put in situations that I definitely shouldn’t have been in as a 16-year-old,” he said.
“I saw a lot of things really quick and was introduced to a pretty wild lifestyle.”
But, rather than partaking in that “wild lifestyle” of the scene, Rhoten decided that it wasn’t for him.
“I think some of the things that I was subjected to I just decided you know what, I don’t think I wanna even dabble and that I wanna just focus on the music,” he said, “I just went full force in that direction.”
Instead of giving into those vices, Rhoten said he spent his money building up his record collection and eventually a connection hosting a party called him up requesting him to his first gig. The first thought he had was “Sober,” as the nickname was commonly thrown his way for his avoidance of drugs and alcohol.
