“I was running hard back in the day. I was drinking a lot,” he said on the Tim Ferriss Show podcast in February. “That didn’t stop after we got married, but she beat it out of me after a while. I was just doing everything.”

But with Faith’s help, he was able to get back on the right track.

“I certainly wouldn’t have the career that I’ve had had I not met her,” the 59-year-old continued. “I certainly wouldn’t have lasted as long. I would have burned out really quickly, I think, especially if I had lost her after I found her. If I had lost her because of not bringing myself around a little bit, then I definitely would have been in a downward spiral.”

And so, because of Faith’s help, Tim is now able to live like he was dying.

“She’s just magic,” he explained. “Not just her singing and her looks and all that. That’s all a bonus, but as a person, she’s just magic. She just lights up a room and she lit me up and still does.”

For a look back at Tim and Faith’s romance through the years, keep reading…