James Blake Talks Mental Health In The Music Industry & The Need For Public Authenticity [Video]

British singer and songwriter James Blake sits down with Zane Lowe on Apple Music.

In honor of World Mental Health Day on October 10th, James Blake sits down with Zane Lowe to discuss the state of mental health awareness in the music industry and his own personal journey. James Blake explains that there has always been a thread of mental health struggle in his records, but over time he has grown and realized his duty to unabashedly articulate the truth about his mental health in his first language, music. He has been an artist on the forefront of mental health awareness since the beginning of his career, but as society becomes more dependent on social media, he believes mental health is more important now than ever.

Watch the entire interview below.