Originally Posted by
EmmyG 
He also said maybe he’s delusional, and this is what all alcoholics think.
He right. He's in denial about his problem. Point him to the Big Book of AA (it's online). He says all he want to do is be a normal drinker. This from Chapter 3:
The idea that somehow, someday he will control and enjoy his drinking is the great obsession of every abnormal drinker. The persistence of this illusion is astonishing. Many pursue it into the gates of insanity or death.
And an alchoholic will defend his use as vigoriously as he denies the problem.
Good luck.