Hey djm,
Well done on 8 days. I done what you did so many times before, I m now at 6.5 months and what is saving me is music. I am a musician too, and if you listen to the same guy you are reading then I also love the same kind of music as you.
Keep it strong man, what I found is I needed something else to focus on, and it had been right under my nose all that time. I am no longer worried about drinking, my goal is to take my music as far as possible. Drink just doesn't fit there.
All the best.
P