Grammy-nominated artist Marcus King on his guitar being his salvation during his mental health journey: "Music is all I really had"

Grammy-nominated artist Marcus King on his guitar being his salvation during his mental health journey: “Music is all I really had”

Grammy-nominated musician Marcus King’s new album, “Mood Swings,” explores the darkest days of his mental health journey and the hope he’s found through therapy and music after overcoming depression, body image issues and abandonment.

King is a fourth-generation musician whose first memory growing up in Greenville, South Carolina, was opening his dad’s guitar case. For King, the guitar feels like an extension of himself.

“‘Cause it was my like original safety blanket, to escape everything,” he said. “Music is all I really had to provide any kind of peace and calm waters within this storm going on in my brain and in my heart.”

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Source: cbsnews.com