Marcus King is the latest artist to record a video on the 'Song That Found Me at the Right Time.' This artist-led series has been created by the nonprofit Sounds of Saving (SoS) and Vibrant Emotional Health, the nonprofit administrator of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. The goals is to utilize “music as an entry point for candid conversations about mental health and encouraging people to seek support when they need it.”
In the video King performs “Either Way,” from Wilco’s 2007 album Sky Blue Sky. He notes, “The song that found me that I’ve really connected with in a profound way is a song ‘Either Way’ by Wilco. I’d never played the song before until today, but that song had quite a profound impact on me.”
Over the years, King has long been candid about his own mental health path. As he says in the film, “The more we speak about it, the more open we are about it, the less stigma there is to it. It’s really important to speak to these things and to share your own journeys and to have an open ear and an open heart to other people’s journeys.”
He also speaks to the importance of therapy, noting, “If you feel like you want to reschedule it, that means you probably need it the most. It can be really challenging, so it’s good to have people you can reach out to who share a similar struggle and lean on them for some accountability and support.”
“Marcus embodies so much of what we hoped Song That Found Me at the Right Time could be,” says Charlie Gross, co-founder of Sounds of Saving. “He’s an extraordinary musician who is also willing to speak openly about what he’s been through and the things that continue to help him. He does this in a way that doesn’t rely on prescriptives or jargon but on very specific ways he has learned to handle his own thoughts and behaviors over the years. Music can give us a way into conversations that are otherwise incredibly difficult to start. Having Marcus share his own experience so openly, and then sit down and play a song that has meant so much to him for the first time, is exactly why we created this series.”
Note: This is Suicide Prevention Month. If you or someone you know needs support, you can call or text 988.
