Lil Peep has stayed in the headlines since his November 15 passing. The up-and-coming emo rapper was only 21 years old when he died on his tour bus in Tempe, Arizona of a suspected drug overdose. MONTREALITY has unearthed an interview from April, which finds the self-described “nerd” talking about everything from death and mental health to his first job as a teenager and favorite cartoon character.
Early in the interview, Peep eerily discusses what happens after someone dies.
“You could just wake up again, I have no idea,” he said. “I know there’s something because you can’t kill energy, energy doesn’t die. There’s literally like a weird thing that like leaves your brain when you die, it leaves your brain and just like floats out into the atmosphere or whatever the fuck. I feel the presence of a lot of people who have passed away, too, just randomly they pop into my head.”
Considering police found Xanax at the scene of his death, it wasn’t surprising his relationship with drugs was something he routinely explored in his music. His debut album, Come Over When You’re Sober Pt. 1, touched on topics like drug use and depression. He didn’t shy away from discussing it openly interviews either.
“I think everyone should do mushrooms at least two times a year,” he told MONTREALITY. “I think it’s great for your mental health. It teaches you a lot of shit. I can’t explain it. It almost feels like you got a massage on your brain. You just feel relieved and you realize a lot of shit. I think they’re there for a reason.
“I have never had a bad trip because I’m just so aware of the fact I’m on whatever I’m on, it’s almost like there’s a sober me inside the fucked up me just being like, ‘You’re fine bro.’ Everyone else is freaking out around me and I’m kind of like laughing at them. It’s weird. I’m just good at controlling myself on that shit. I used to sell mushrooms too so I would eat more than you should eat every day. I kind of replaced weed with mushrooms. Psychedelics became a regular thing for me. I did mushrooms last night.”
Despite struggling with his own inner demons, he was still able to give some advice to anyone wrestling with suicidal thoughts.
“Everything changes with time,” he explained. “You can’t predict where you’re going to be next year. You have no idea. I’ve been in very, very very low points like shitty situations, horrible situation. my mom always tells me time will heal everything … It will eventually get better. Things will get better. And also you have to be grateful for what you have. Never be ungrateful … there’s people fighting to survive, so live on for them.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Peep talked about some of his favorite artists, particularly Future,who he said is going to be “remembered forever.”
“Definitely Future is on there, Gucci. Atlanta, man, Atlanta did that for me,” he said. “The Atlanta scene reminds me a lot of rock-n-roll in a certain way. I did listen to a lot of Pro Era and obviously the old shit like Wu-Tang, MF Doom. Future is gonna be remembered forever. Future just has so much quality music. People like to turn up to it and they don’t even sometimes know what they’re listening to and it’s just like so much deeper than turning up to that shit. It gets me emotional you know.”
Watch the full interview above.
Who fucking cares. Honestly.
Rest in peace young soul. Everybody make bad choices, some live to tell. Anybody can be the life of anybody. To the ones that respect humans lifes say a prayer for this man’s family. They are not fans. They are the love ones that truly care more than fans. Just like if anyone posting lost their love ones that way. Think of love than attention when posting comments. It can change alot by being yourselves. I believe this 21 yr old man. Some are gifted, every gift come with a Flaw. And thats why we are GIFT’s From God. But with a Flaw. Faith is Bible. Righteous is from within
God is dead.
No wonder you’re so hateful you have no hope for the future. Guaranteed you’ve never read the devil known as Nietzsche. People who have hope live differently. You’re hoping to be six feet under for all eternity. Addiction is a disease and Peep had that disease and some terrible thoughts about death. Poor child.
addiction is a weakness only reason its classified as a disease is so hospitals, big pharma, insurance companies & doctors can profits off junkies when the prisons arent. you cant trust junkies and the more that o.d. the better, read this interview the kid was an ignorant junkie whos being celebrated everyone has a sob story some greater than others but suicide is p u s s y and so is junkie shit, yes 3 -4 weekends a year on shrooms acid x is fine this dope was doing shrooms daily b4 his brain even done developing of course hes an idiot he was as smart as a 5th grader talkin bout future deep read a book rip but this was a genius like hendrix no one but teenagers know 1 song emo rapper lmao really
Ddff you the biggest retard I’ve seen this year no doubt about it. You live in a fucking bubble in a 1st world country and have always had everything you wanted, you don’t know what pain is. “Suicide is pussy”. I so hope you go through the most excruciating life experiences so you can learn some common sense. “Super tough guy” on the net funny thing is those who type such comments are the most pussy people out there and I know you gon’ kill yourself if you go through some fucked up shit.
And you are the reason why mental health stigma exists. Hope you are happy.
And you’re the reason why mental health stigma exists. Hope you are happy.
Waaaaaaah the poor wittle white boy didnt handle his business although his racist ancestors teed him up to win in life thanks to whyte supremacy waaaaahhhhh
Man i hope you die coking on your own vomit in you sleep
@DjF – How does one coke on their own vomit? Fucking retard.
Fuck your retarded.
niga dumba$$ couldn’t even spell it right lmaoooo
Sounds like someone came to the interview too high…
Who the fuck is future
i miss u lil peep u help me get tho all the hard times even tho i dont know u i still miss u every day <3 u will never be missed