Grimes has explained her return to the music business.
Grimes’ new music helped her to overcome her personal problems.
The 38-year-old star “totally quit music a couple of years ago” amid issues in her personal life, but Grimes has managed to overcome her problems through music.
Grimes – who has three children with Elon Musk, the world’s richest man – told Interview magazine: “I totally quit music a couple of years ago. Everything I’d been going through with the public and my personal life and having kids, I was like, ‘I’m just going to be a stay-at-home mom. Screw this.
“I couldn’t listen to music without getting PTSD. I was only interested in writing and reading. I started writing poetry, and then someone was like, ‘Can you write a rap for this K-pop artist?’ I started writing the rap and I was like, ‘This is too good. I’m keeping this because it’s crazy.’ But then we had a problem for eight months where I was just a white rapper.
“Luckily we moved past that, but it was this really cathartic thing. I actually took most of the stuff off the record because it was violently aggressive.”
The music star – whose new album is called Psy Opera – admitted to experiencing “various stages of nihilism and vengefulness” at the height of her personal troubles.
However, writing her new album has proven to be a substitute for “therapy”.
Grimes – who was in a relationship with Elon between 2018 and 2022 – said: “I was going through various stages of nihilism and vengefulness. I would not play it for the public, but I could send you some of the lyrics.
“For most people, it’s better to talk it out in therapy or whatever, but for me, I just have to burn it off.”
Grimes explained that she often uses her personal pain as an inspiration for her music.
The Oblivion hitmaker – who has been diagnosed with autism and ADHD – said: “I think that’s the huge privilege of an artist. Nothing can hurt you because every bit of pain you’ve lived allows you to make great things.”
Grimes ‘totally quit music’ amid personal problems
