music and mental health
Bookmark This Page If You Need a UK Helpline for Mental Health in Music
How charity Music Support sorted a 24/7 switchboard for people in the industry living with mental health and addiction issues.
Don’t Think Musicians Opening Up about Mental Health is Just a Fad
This week Billy Corgan and Stormzy are the latest to talk publicly about grappling with depression, taking us further in the right direction.
Could Springsteen Break Down Mental Health Stigma for Our Parents’ Generation?
How The Boss's autobiography tackles depression in a way that bridged a gap between my father and me.
Watch: Inside Loyle Carner's Cooking School for Kids with ADHD
"It doesn't matter what people have said you can't do—you can cook."
Lost and Unwanted: How a Disastrous Record Deal Can Fuck with Your Mental Health
Like so many musicians, Willis Earl Beal and Clare Maguire both signed life-changing recording contracts, but neither were prepared for quite how life-changing they would be.
How Mainstream Emo Made Us Talk About Mental Health
Despite moral panic and tabloid witch hunts, mainstream emo threw a mirror up to what has long been overlooked in society: that kids need help, and they should be taken seriously.
The Dark and Lonely World of Performance Anxiety
It affects 75 percent of musicians, contributes to drug addiction and alcoholism, and can end careers. Why aren't more people talking about performance anxiety?