Skrillex Opens Up About Mother's Death, Mental Health Struggles: "I Drank the Pain Away and Kept Going"

While it’s now full steam ahead for Skrillex in 2023, he had to endure the “toughest year” of his life to get here.

Taking to Twitter, Skrillex, who just celebrated his 35th birthday, candidly opened up about his recent struggles with mental health before ultimately finding a new sense of peace. 

It appeared as though the summer of 2022 would see a barnstorming return for the “Rumble” producer, who had been revealed as part of the lineups for Detroit’s Movement and Tampa’s Sunset Music Festival. However, an abrupt about-face saw Skrillex make the difficult announcement that he’d be pulling out of those appearances to prioritize work on his upcoming albums.