Paris Jackson is fine. After a long crossing of the desert, the daughter of Michael Jackson delivered as rarely to the magazine SPIN. Blanket and Prince Jackson’s sister took a close look at her mental health.
Paris Jackson is happy. At 24, the daughter of the late Michael Jackson gave an exclusive interview to the magazine SPIN to talk regarding mental health, as she rarely did. At age 11, shortly following her father’s death, she developed an eating disorder. “Food became an addiction, and when a cousin called me fat, that was the straw that broke the camel’s back. And I fell into self-harm. There are many things that cause a dopamine release. Self-harm and tattoos are examples. So I was able to deflect the emotional pain by turning it into physical pain. It was a form of control that I really needed”she had confided to the American version of Elle. In a relationship with Gabriel Glenn since 2020, the young woman confided to SPIN how difficult his breakup was. “My song lyrics had become so melancholic. Now I feel better, happy and healthy”she said, referring to the themes of the songs from his first album.
Paris Jackson rises from the ashes
Paris Jackson has also made two good resolutions: quit smoking half a pack cigarettes per day and “to be well surrounded”, she confided. Like her dad, Paris Jackson took refuge in music. In July 2020, the young woman released a first EP entitled The Soundflowers. The album was produced and partly directed by Prince Jackson, the singer’s brother, through his company King’s Son Productions.
Two years following the release of this first opus, the sister of Blanket Jackson feels ready to return to the music scene. In a few months, she will go on tour with the group The Revivalists. “Right now, I love doing what I do. It’s great to learn how to project myself. I managed to have fun with my voice and stop wanting to ring true”she told SPIN. Exit the negativity, therefore. In 2022, Paris Jackson wants to be more “poetic” than ever and less “dark”.