Today I am speaking to Shocka, a Grime artist who rose to prominence as part of the Tottenham trio, Marvell. Shocka has seen the real highs and extreme lows of show business, having seen sudden success and sudden failure, from performing to packed out arena tours alongside famous names such as Skepta to abruptly being dropped by his record company. Shocka has been brutally honest about the consequences on his mental health and struggled when everything came crashing down. He says that ‘the reason why he thinks it all went downhill for him is because he never had a balance of struggle and success and when you don’t have that balance and it starts going downhill then you won’t know how to deal with that.’ He’s had a couple more recent breakdowns, but has recently come to the realisation that most people who suffer from mental health and depression are suffering from low self image and that is something he is trying to change. I am speaking to him today about why he wanted to open up about his mental health battle, his experience of being sectioned and how he has learnt to manage his manic depression. 

Find Shocka:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shocka_artist/?hl=en

TED talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/shocka_self_love_is_the_glue_that_puts_us_back_together

Music: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/shocka/292902003

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