It’s Just What I Do’

As he approaches 9 years sober, Sober IS Fun founder Martyn Davies is proud to announce his first book - ‘It’s Just What I Do’ .

The book is due to be released on Thursday 21st January 2027.

It’s Just What I Do’ can be Pre-Ordered Now online at Waterstones & Amazon .

Martyn loved to party. He loved the music, the people and the scene, and he loved even more what came with them, the alcohol and the drugs that made him feel, in his own words, just normal. For 27 years he told himself It's Just What I Do, while he built a career in entertainment, kept a string of personas going and hid a growing addiction from almost everyone around him.

Then reality caught up with him. In January 2018, at the age of 41, Martyn hit a low point that very nearly cost him his life, and he walked into rehab with nothing left to hide behind.

It's Just What I Do is the story of everything on either side of that moment. It starts with a lad from Essex who found his confidence on the stage as a Butlins Redcoat, takes in the highs of 90s rave culture, nights out that were never meant to end, and a working life spent around comedians, promoters and clubs, and then follows the long, messy and often hilarious work of building a life without a drink or a drug in it.

Since finding recovery, Martyn has dedicated himself to helping others. He founded Sober IS Fun, has worked in drug and alcohol services, and has helped shape national frameworks for those services. His work has taken him to Parliament, onto national TV and to chatting with the Princess of Wales. 

It's funny, it's blunt and it doesn't dress anything up. As Martyn's mum put it,

 "I'm surprised you are still here, Martyn."

So is he, and he'll tell you exactly how he got here.

It’s Just What I Do ‘