Carla Morrison stepped away from the spotlight in 2018, 15 years after the Mexican singer-songwriter started performing with her first band, Babaluca.
She had had enough of the persistent criticisms that came with fame. Strangers made cruel comments about her body, tattoos, lyrics, talent and musical style. When she performed, people would boo and flip her off.
“I felt unwanted, like people didn’t want me to exist, and I felt like, ‘They’re right. I shouldn’t,’” she said.
She started having suicidal thoughts.
“They broke mi persona, and I didn’t realize it because I was playing strong,” she said. “I was trying to give this narrative of ‘Yo sí soy fuerte [I am strong],’ but it was hurting me.”
And although she knew many people supported her work, the negative voices grew louder.
“Me sientí muy infeliz [I felt very unhappy],” Morrison said through tears during an interview at her Los Angeles-area home in March.
So she got a student visa to study music in Paris — and moved to a place where nobody knew who she was.
Morrison has been a singer and composer since she was about 20 years old. She’s released three studio albums, has two Grammy nominations and three Latin Grammy Awards. She’s best known for her romantic songs that include “Eres Tú” and “Compartir.”
Posted from: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-05-11/carla-morrison-renacimiento-mental-health
