Much-loved former comic Sir Billy Connolly has insisted he is 'not dead or broken' - and is happily enjoying his retirement in the US.
The Big Yin said he feels lucky to have lived to the age of 81 given the extraordinary life he has led and is now content drawing and fishing next to his home in the Florida Keys.
In his new book, titled The Accidental Artist, Connolly reflects on how he is fortunate to still be here given his traumatic childhood, alcohol addiction and his dangerous first job as a welder.
He is suffering from Parkinson's disease, but says he could have contracted a worse illness from working in the hazardous Glasgow shipyards as a young man. READ MORE: Bury shooting: Police issue update after man shot outside town centre bar He also details falling 40ft from a ship into the River Clyde - only breaking his ankle, reports The Mirror.