Lil Nas X Reveals His Mother Is An Addict: ‘We Don’t Have The Closest Relationship’
While talking with Variety about his latest accomplishment — receiving 6 Grammy nominations from the Recording Academy — Lil Nas X also talked about his rise to fame which included dealing with a mother who’s been battling some sort of addition.
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“I never really talk about my mom. She’s an addict so we don’t have the closest relationship,” he said. “Even trying to get her better — things didn’t quite work out. But there’s still love… The biggest surprise of becoming globally famous? On the outside, everybody loves you — but on the inside, everything [feels] the same.”
While he didn’t speak further on his mom’s current battle, back in September of 2019, he did announce that he was taking a break from music because he was very overwhelmed.
“I wanted to do more performances last year, but it didn’t go as planned and I didn’t have confidence,” he said. The time off wasn’t particularly helpful. “I would start to overthink it all and I’d get overwhelmed. Like, what song should I put out next? Or should I put out multiple songs? Or how do I prove this person wrong?”
The pressure of trying to stay at the top while dealing with personal issues can be very challenging, but as Lil Nas X has proved, a little break and some time to yourself is a great move to figure things out and find a clearer way to move forward.
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