Post Malone has covered a lot of ground on his journey to “figure out who he is,” and it’s been quite a ride. From playing “Guitar Hero” to learning the actual guitar and songwriting, he’s gone from rap to country, and from a spiral of loneliness to becoming one of the most followed artists on social media, with tens of millions of fans.

In a recent interview with “CBS Sunday Morning,” Post opened up about his struggles. He shared that his days used to be filled with sadness, saying, “[It was] gettin’ up, havin’ a good cry, drinkin’, and then goin’ living your life. And then whenever you go lay down, drinkin’ some more and having a good cry. And just like, ‘I gotta wake up tomorrow and do this again.’ [But] I don’t feel like that anymore. And it’s the most amazing thing.”

He explains that he “needed” to go through that to discover who he really was and to reach the place he is now. It was part of his journey, a necessary step in his evolution as both an artist and a person.

Now that Post has broken through that cycle of loneliness, thanks in part to the support of his fans, he’s focused on making sure they feel the love too. He said, “I don’t want people to feel how I’ve felt. And I know they do. And I’m here, and I’m on stage, and I just want everyone to feel welcome and to feel loved. And that’s the most important thing for me.”

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