Baggy Trousers singer Suggs doesn't think he would be alive now if it wasn't for Madness .
The 58-year-old claims the group saved his life.
The singer, real name Graham McPherson, is gearing up for the band's three London dates.
He told the Daily Star that there are no plans to call it a day and revealed how much he owes his pals.
He could carry on until he drops but revealed Madness saved him - and giving up just isn't an option.
Suggs said: "Madness saved my life. From where I came from, there was no real options for me, seriously.
"I was talking about it with Ali from UB40 because they came from a rough part of Birmingham. It was the music and and their friendship that saved them.
"It was the same for Madness. There weren't very many ways I was going to get out of that situation."
He added: "We're just going to keep going until we can't sell tickets!"
Suggs admitted he was stealing from charity shop Oxfam at around the same time a pal suggested they start a band.
"You'd go in the cubicle, take the clothes, put them on under what you were wearing and walk out."
He also revealed he and a friend were still committing crime in London at the time Madness were first on the show.
Suggs confessed back in October that he loved going to football games for the thrill of violence.
The Chelsea fan claimed he loved aggro at London derbies against Charlton, West Ham and Millwall.
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