Lil Nas X says he's 'feeling better' after rehab and bipolar diagnosis

"I feel like I had known for like the past few years, but I didn't want to admit to it because I didn't want to have to take medication and, I don't know, have people think different of me," he said.The musician said he had previously felt that his life posed enough challenges without the addition of a mental health problem."I mean, I'm already black and gay, like, damn, God," he joked. "Gay, bipolar, like I'm living life on extreme hard mode. "But on a serious note, I'm doing much better, I'm feeling better, I'm creating freely, and there's less fear in my heart. I'm just smelling the roses."The video statement saw Hill looking healthy, addressing the camera in front of a clear blue sky. He read from pre-prepared notes, acknowledging that he felt "awkward" and nervous to be talking after an extended break from social media.The Atlanta-raised artist is best known for his breakout hit Old Town Road - a mixture of country and rap that spent a record 19 weeks at number one on the US charts, and won him two Grammys.He followed it up with a series of genre-confounding singles like Montero (Call Me By Your Name) and Industry Baby, that established him both as a queer icon and a master manipulator of TikTok's algorithm.In 2023, Elton John hand-picked the musician to perform ahead of him on Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage.