![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/will-i-am-opens-up-on-mental-health-struggles-and-the-hardest-path-in-his-life/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_William-opens-up-about-the-hardest-path-in-my-life.jpg&description=The founding member of the Black Eyed Peas appeared on the Diary of a CEO podcast, hosted by Steven Bartlett, where he opened up about mental health and femininity Will.i.am has opened up about his struggles during "the hardest path of my life." The rapper appeared on Steven Bartlett's podcast, The Diary of a CEO, on Monday, and the host brought up the Black Eyed Peas song, Be Nice, telling Will.i.am: "You wrote that song because it helped you to change your vibration but also to help other people change their vibrations. "Men, but particularly black men, we don't always talk about our mental health," Steven added. "I thought it was wonderful that you've made a song about that and you were speaking so openly about that." Will.i.am slightly stuttered as he started talking about "the hardest path of my life" which he dated back to when he was 18 years old in 1993. The musician specified that: "March 'til about August was a very turbulent time for me." He described that time of his life as his "coming of age." He went on to describe that he felt "distortion" during that time, something he "never felt before." He also said his vibrations were "off" leading him to feel panic, angst, and hyperactivity. When the podcast host asked about what might have caused his "distortion," Will.i.am was quick to answer: "weed." Steven asked his podcast guest to go deeper into why he felt shame and guilt about this, and the rapper said: "I was shameful because I did something that I knew hurt my mom." And that thing was smoke weed. "I saw her panic, I felt her panic," Will.i.am said. When asked about when he feels this "distortion," he said he feels it most when he lets people down. Being open about his feelings, Will.i.am said: "There's nothing wrong with being emotional. I'm the guy in the elevator that talks to strangers," he said, "I don't ever want to ignore folks that I could shed light on or they could shed light on me. you never know what little nuggets that you give or receive.){kind=link}
The founding member of the Black Eyed Peas appeared on the Diary of a CEO podcast, hosted by Steven Bartlett, where he opened up about mental health and femininity
Will.i.am has opened up about his struggles during “the hardest path of my life.”
The rapper appeared on Steven Bartlett’s podcast, The Diary of a CEO, on Monday, and the host brought up the Black Eyed Peas song, Be Nice, telling Will.i.am: “You wrote that song because it helped you to change your vibration but also to help other people change their vibrations.
“Men, but particularly black men, we don’t always talk about our mental health,” Steven added. “I thought it was wonderful that you’ve made a song about that and you were speaking so openly about that.”
Will.i.am slightly stuttered as he started talking about “the hardest path of my life” which he dated back to when he was 18 years old in 1993. The musician specified that: “March ’til about August was a very turbulent time for me.” He described that time of his life as his “coming of age.”