q: you’ve been open in your lyrics about depression and other struggles. how are you now?
yg: i’m comfortable now and feeling good, but those sorts of negative emotions come and go. so it’s almost like cold weather. it may come back in a cycle over a year, year and a half. but when i hear people say that when they listen to my music, and feel comfort and are consoled by those lyrics that express these emotions, that makes me feel very good. it’s very encouraging. i think, for anybody, these emotions are not something that need to be hidden. they need to be discussed and expressed. whatever emotions that i may be feeling, i’m always ready to express them now, as i was before.