Transcript

Why Zedd Thinks Being A Couch Potato Can Be A Good Thing · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

0:00
Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood. May is mental health Awareness month, which
0:04
Speaker 1: is particularly meaningful this year as so many people are
0:08
Speaker 1: stuck at home and struggling more than usual, and one
0:11
Speaker 1: of the issues impacting a lot of people is guilt
0:14
Speaker 1: over feeling unproductive. While they might in theory have more
0:17
Speaker 1: free time than usual, others on social media maybe bragging
0:21
Speaker 1: about what they've accomplished. So Billboard recruited several artists to
0:25
Speaker 1: remind people that it's absolutely fine to just get through
0:28
Speaker 1: the day. In fact, that's what many of them are doing.
0:31
Speaker 1: Even Z, who's famous for his incredible work ethic, admits
0:34
Speaker 1: he hasn't always been productive during quarantine. He tells Billboard,
0:37
Speaker 1: I've actually had like four or five days in a
0:39
Speaker 1: row where I like did nothing but play video games
0:42
Speaker 1: all day. Sometimes it's all right just to take time
0:45
Speaker 1: off until you feel refreshed so you can come back
0:48
Speaker 1: strong and be creative. Then Z is finding some time
0:51
Speaker 1: to work on his second album, but says he won't
0:54
Speaker 1: release it until he thinks it's ready and he has
0:56
Speaker 1: no interest in rushing it. That's direct from all you
1:00
Speaker 1: would