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Passion Pit cancel tour dates
By CMU Editorial | Published on Wednesday 18 July 2012
Passion Pit frontman Michael Angelakos has announced that the band are cancelling their upcoming tour dates while he works “on improving my mental health”.
Writing on the band’s website, he said: “On behalf of the band and myself, I would like to greatly apologise for the show cancelations. In order for me to ensure that there will be no further disruptions, I am going to take the time to work on improving my mental health. For now, I’d like to thank all of our fans for their understanding. I hope to see all of you very soon in a much different light”.
In a recent interview with The Observer, Angelakos said: “I’ve been suffering from… you know, bipolar, since I was seventeen. But I don’t think that has anything to do with the music. Lots of people try to over-glorify it, like it’s this thing that’s really interesting, and actually it’s the most painful thing in the world so I’d rather not talk about it”.
Despite his claims that his mental health has nothing to do with the music, he added that seeing the reaction to his songs and their lyrical content at live shows can been unsettling: “[You] see the way they’re dancing and smiling and jumping up and down and singing these songs and you’re like: ‘You have no idea what’s going on!’ [Passion Pit’s debut album] ‘Manners’, especially, is so bleak. That’s a very introverted record. I really did not like myself. But I’ve always been able to write happy [sounding] music very easily and I don’t know why”.
For more information on bi-polar disorder and how you can give and receive help for it, read Mind’s ‘Understanding Bi-polar Disorder’ guide.
