During the height of her fame as an artist in the music industry, Keri Hilson revealed that she was battling depression.
In an interview with PEOPLE, Hilson opened up about the struggles she faced that caused her lengthy hiatus.
‘I was also depressed at the new height of my career with the success of “Pretty Girl Rock.” I was just not okay. I was not well, I needed a break. I hadn’t taken a break since I was 14 years old in my first girl group. When we disbanded, I went headfirst into songwriting at 17, got my first big check by 18. I joined another group and was also writing while in college,” Hilson said.
“So I never had a break from 14 to, say, mid-20s. It was already a decade of just pure dedication, and I needed a break. Fame was a beast for me, and I fell into a really dark place,” she continued. ‘I needed to step away for a moment. I thought it’d be just a one-year moment, not a 14-year moment, but it turns out it was necessary. I really can’t regret it. I, as a human, needed that time.”
She also spoke about how she almost quit the music business entirely.