Kid Cudi appears on the latest cover of Billboard magazine. In the exclusive interview, he opens up to Hanif Abdurraqib about his battle with depression.
Cudder speaks on his state of mind when checking into rehab, and why he decided to tell fans. “I was in a really bad place, and at the time, I felt like I was letting a lot of people down,” he said. “It was really hard for me to even write that letter, but I needed to be honest with the kids. I needed to. I couldn’t live a lie. I couldn’t pretend to be happy.”
He also talks about finding joy and when he realized that he’s ‘good.’ “It was this year, around my birthday [in late January],” Cudi said. “I’m the best I’ve ever been in my life. I realized I was genuinely happy, and there’s nothing really going on in particular. Just being 34, to be still doing what I love. Taking care of my responsibilities, and my daughter’s good and my family’s good. Creating is making me happy again.”
Read the full interview over at Billboard’s website.
