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Big Sean Was a Millionaire and Miserable At The Same Time

8 Feb 2025 · 0 min

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This is a YouTube video titled "Big Sean Was a Millionaire and Miserable At The Same Time" containing a discussion where Big Sean talks about the misconception that wealth and fame bring happiness. He shares personal experiences about struggling with substance abuse and mental health despite financial success, emphasizing the impact on creativity and well-being. The conversation involves Big Sean and another speaker but does not include Lewis AI.

There's a great quote by Jim Carrey. He's like, I wish everyone would get rich and famous and realize it's not the key to happiness.
Yeah.
Everyone thinks they're gonna be happy and fulfilled when they become rich and famous. But you were that.
Yep.
But you weren't happy.
Yes. So you're thinking that because you have money or because you're living in Beverly Hills, that the happiness equates to that. But what I realized as somebody who has made millions of dollars, that had nothing to do with how I felt because I was abusing Adderall at the time. I was not taking care of myself. physically. I was like malnourished. I was high a lot. I was drunk. Sure. So all of those things add up and they have a long-term effect on your brain. They have a long-term effect on the dopamine your brain creates that leads to your creativity, leads to your happiness. You know, my dad said on my album Dark Sky Paradise, your mind can be a trickster and it'll make you really believe that you aren't meant to live. You know, it'll make you really feel like you're not who you are. Really? You know what I mean?