News May 20, 2026
“I'm a kid of the '80s, so The Smiths were right there for me. That might explain the Radiohead phenomenon – if we’re going to exorcise this darkness we’re going to go really dark”: Ed O’Brien explores the relationship between music and mental well-being
In a CALM-sponsored panel at this year’s Great Escape festival, Ed O’Brien, Nadine Shah and others discussed both music’s power to heal emotional wounds - and the alarming suicide rates in the music industry
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