Last year I remember seeing his face on my tiktok, “cute!” I thought, and I carried on scrolling. The more I seen him the more intrigued I was. I had seen a lady on there saying “Who is YUNGBLUD and why cant I stop watching him” His songs were catchy and the message he was sending to young people across the world was admirable.
As an ADHDer myself I was sucked into his world by his songs and image, what he stood for and his acceptance of others. My teenage children weren’t fans of his and scrunched their faces or rolled their eyes when they saw me watching his videos or listening to his infectious music. It’s hard to explain why, but his voice and his image really give me butterflies and the way he projects himself is so admirable. I’ve always felt a bit different to everyone else and growing up I didn’t have the confidence to dress how I wanted, black clothes, black hair, outrageous shoes and make up. This made me sad and I felt I had to hide that style deep down inside. I wore normal clothes to fit in and kept my hair its natural colour. I needed to be me, but I couldn’t, I wasn’t strong enough.
Fast foward to now, I realised why I felt different and was diagnosed with combined type ADHD.
I’m a lonely mum of 6 and I often turn to his music for comfort, by often I mean every day for hours on end. I can’t seem to get enough of his voice, I don’t want to listen to anything else it’s just not the same.
My younger children (4 & 6) also enjoy his music and will regularly sing along to Lowlife of I Was Made For Loving You. It makes my heart happy to see them connecting with his music at such a young age. It just goes to show how versatile and awesome his music is.
So from myself, my children and the rest of the BHC, thank you YUNGBLUD, we all love you and thank you for saving us.