![]() In 2020, Morrison's father died of COVID-19. “It was just nice to feel so free,” she said.Īs some pressures faded, though, the pandemic weighed on her. "It was just like 'Oh wow, I've been so bad to myself,'" she said.īut in Paris, she remembered walking beside the river, crying for hours, and never feeling judged. Morrison started getting famous in the 2000s, but she said after "a certain thousand followers, it started to get very dark." With the fame came the daily pressure she put on herself to live up to others' expectations, and the anguish when she felt she didn't. "When I arrived, I remember feeling like, ‘Man, these people are so slow,' and then I realized: No, I'm actually going so fast, and there's no need to go this fast the whole day,’" she said. She relearned to sit down for coffee without her computer, take photos for herself and not for Instagram, spend time with her husband and dogs and people watch. The pace of the Parisian lifestyle was healing. I think I started feeling bad when I felt that I couldn’t do that.") (“I always thought I could be honest with my emotions, I mean, authentic with myself. Creo que me empecé siente mal cuando siente que ya no pueda ser lo,” she said. “Siempre pensé que podría ser honesta conmigo sobre mis emociones, o sea, como auténtica como en mi persona, siempre siente que podía ser lo. Morrison credits being honest about who she is and integrating that new outlook into her music to living in Paris and getting away from the spotlight. “We should talk about the bad things in a more responsible, empathetic and compassionate way."Ĭarla Morrison on her struggles with fame: "I was trying to give this narrative of 'Yo si soy fuerte ,' but it was hurting me." (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) "I wish not only in Mexico, but in Latin America, we would talk as much as we talk about the good things,” she said. She overcame trust issues and learned to use her art as a creative outlet. Morrison got the help she needed.ĭecades later, therapy has helped her understand that the abuse wasn’t her fault, that she deserved love. She told her mom that if she didn't see a doctor, she was afraid of where her uncontrolled anxious and depressive feelings might lead. ("Why, honey? You don't need to see a shrink.") "Por qué mija? Pero tú no necesitas ir a un loquero," was her mom's first reaction. "I'm a disgrace to this family because I brought this upon me."ĭespite her fears, she asked her mother if she could see a therapist. "I was having these horrible, horrible thoughts, thinking my parents are going to hate me for life," she said. She later realized she had trauma from being sexually abused when she was 5. It wasn't easy for her to ask for help, but she knew she needed to talk to someone other than her family. ![]() As a preteen, she started having anxiety and panic attacks. Morrison said she's always been a sensitive person. The songs she wrote during this period would become " El Renacimiento (The Renaissance)," the album she released April 29. Her single, " Ansiedad (Anxiety)," the first song she released after her hiatus, is about the anxiety she's dealt with since she was a kid.Ģ020 brought more challenges - the pandemic, the death of her father, moving to Los Angeles and a new phase of her mental health journey. When she started making new music again, the songs centered around her mental health. When she spoke to The Times recently, she was preparing to open for Coldplay in Monterrey, Guadalajara and Mexico City and was due to begin rehearsing for her upcoming tour, when she will perform in 19 cities, including a Thursday appearance at the Greek Theatre in L.A.īut before these recent career milestones, she took a three-year break from writing songs. She's best known for her romantic songs that include " Eres Tú" and " Compartir." She's released three studio albums, has two Grammy nominations and three Latin Grammy Awards. Morrison has been a singer and composer since she was about 20 years old. ![]() After more than a decade in the spotlight, Carla Morrison has learned to be honest with herself and her fans. ![]()
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