Huge Brit singer admits she needed ‘lots of therapy and medication’ after struggling in music industry
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THERE are plenty of tales about mistreatment in the music business – but it sounds as if Mabel has suffered more than most. The singer has issued a withering putdown of the industry, and is unsure how much more she can take. Reflecting on her career, Mabel said: “I needed a lot of therapy.
![[Mabel McVey performing on stage.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/71999728-21b2-40be-878a-92863c254a89.jpg?strip=all&w=668)
"I needed medication. Then everybody’s like, ‘You’re difficult, you’re emotional, you’re a nightmare’. “I don’t know how much fight I have. I’m constantly fighting. "I love what I do so much, but how long I will fight for, I don’t know, which is really sad.”.
![[Mabel performing at a music festival.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/NINTCHDBPICT000904697982.jpg?strip=all&w=640)
She burst on to the charts in 2017 with Finders Keepers, which was the first of six Top Ten tunes. But confusion in the biz about what sound she could take meant she was steered away from going with her gut feeling when it came to songs. Mabel, whose mum is Neneh Cherry, explained: “I think the main problem is that our voices are not heard.
![[Mabel and Neneh Cherry at the 2024 MTV EMAs.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/9a07ff14-8583-47b9-b9e7-137e38c8c786.jpg?strip=all&w=682)
“You add social media on to that, and then you have people judging you. "Basically, all the time I used to get, ‘Oh, she’s generic. '"Her mum was one of a kind and she’s just like a whatever pop star’. “And I’m like, well, I signed at 18, and I’ve been given no real support.
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“There’s no duty of care. I think particularly as a young woman, it’s so easy to get moulded into something, which usually is based on another female. "Like, ‘This person’s done this, so this is what you should do’. And then you get cussed for being generic.
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