Lola Young Confirms: ‘I’m in Recovery From Addiction’

In one recent interview granted to the British edition of the “Times”, reported by the magazine “People”, Lola Young made it known that she was in a path to recovery from drug addiction and of feeling better after the crash occurred during last September’s performance.

“For the sake of my privacy, I think I’d rather not say too much,” said the 25-year-old British singer, widely considered Amy Winehouse’s heir. He added: “What I can say is that rehabilitation is an ongoing process. I’m not a finished product, but I’m much, much better.” Clarifying what he means by rehabilitation, Young specified: “I mean drug recovery, yes. When you’re in rehab, it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s drugs. But in my specific case, yes.”

During the interview, the voice of “Messy” also confirmed that he regularly attends Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Lola Young’s recent statements come about six months after she fainted on stage during a concert last September at All Things Go in New York, resulting in the cancellation of all her public appearances. Among the canceled appointments, also the concert that Lola Young was supposed to hold at the Fabrique in Milan on May 29, 2026, part of the tour linked to the album “I’m Only F**king Myself”.

In the past, Young had already spoken openly about his addiction to cocaine and, according to the British “Times”, it was in rehabilitation twiceso much so that his third studio album “I’m Only F**king Myself” was recorded after a five-week schedule in late 2024.”There was a lot going on in my personal life. I was dealing with several mental health issues, and struggling a lot with addiction,” the artist said in the recent interview. Young, who won in the “Best Pop Solo Performance” category at the 2026 Grammys, is however ready to return to the stage. Having held her first headlining concert since the September episode at the London Palladium on March 4 and will tour the UK in June. “Now I’m in a position where I can do things that I couldn’t do before,” said the singer: “Doing them more slowly, with more intention, but in a way that feels right for me.” To those on the road to recovery, Young ultimately said, “It’s an ongoing journey. You have to be kind to yourself. We must always remember that we are not alone. You are never, ever alone.”

Already last March, in an interview for the US edition of “Rolling Stone”, the singer had defined that episode on stage in New York as a wake-up call. “I’m very grateful that it happened because it was, as they say, a breaking point that allowed me to be here today, allowed me to be better for my fans, better for the future and better for myself,” she said, before adding: “It was a decision I had to make, like I said, and it was sad to have to do it. What else was I supposed to do, die? This was the direction my addiction was taking me.”