Florence Welch admits suffering 'nervous breakdown' led to year-long break: 'I wasn't making myself happy. I wasn't stable'
The Florence + The Machine singer made the admission to Zane Lowe
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Florence Welch has spoken candidly about her “chaotic” battling an “on and off relationship with drinking” and suffering from “a bit of a nervous breakdown”.
“Cermonials and Lungs all blurred together, we didn't take any time off,” the Florence + The Machine singer told Zane Lowe.
“It was a decision to have a year off. [I had] a bit of a nervous breakdown... It was a bit of a crash landing in a sense... In the year off, I was still going out and going to events but something wasn't quite right, I was spiralling a bit. I wasn't making myself happy. I wasn't stable.
“It was a really vulnerable time for me when we first started making the record and because of that it's the most personal record I've ever made.”
Welch appeared on Radio 1 to discuss her new album, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful.
The interview came in the week Lowe revealed he would be leaving Radio 1 for "exciting times" at Apple.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments