Monday, January 12, 2015 8:49am ET by Newsdesk
Biffy Clyro's Simon Neil nearly quit music after mental breakdownBiffy Clyro mainman Simon Neil has admitted that he considered his future in music after suffering a mental lapse last year. The musician told Q magazine that he had something of a breakdown whilst in an airport. The Scot said that he "broke" mentally and physically and was ordered by doctors to take time out. Neil said: "Getting older, my own mortality popped into my mind a lot more. I ended up having a bit of a breakdown. I was just about to go into America, through immigration and I had to get taken aside and wired up to this heart monitor, strapped into this chair and there were medics all around me." He added: "I went on holiday and spent some time with my wife. Things became very clear to me about how to let my own soul flourish while digging into dark places. I think, as well, just singing really personal songs took their toll and I felt like a bit of a shell of a man and I kind of lost myself. "At a certain point I thought, 'Can I be happy and do this? If I'm mining these parts of my mind and soul can I do that and still exist in a healthy place?' I realised I'm not quite as invincible as I thought I was. But good old prescriptions can get you through anything. I feel great now." Follow us: @Pressparty on Twitter / Pressparty on Facebook. Watch Biffy Clyro perform live below:
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