Meghan Trainor is getting candid about the internal struggles she faced while on tour and how those experiences shaped her upcoming album, Toy With Me.
Speaking on the Sorry We’re Cyrus podcast, the 32-year-old singer said, "Life goes up and down like this. And during this writing process, in the middle of my last tour, my life took a weird deep dive internally that I can’t really talk about."
Though she didn't reveal specific details, Trainor noted she was "going through it" at the time. "You never know what someone’s going through," she said. "It's been a big part of this album. And it's tough that I don't want to discuss it because I don't want to blow up somebody's life over it, that's in my family, you know?"
The "Made You Look" hitmaker — who shares sons Riley, 5, and Barry, 2, and daughter Mikey, 3 months, with husband Daryl Sabara — explained that many of the songs were inspired by a close friend's breakup. "A lot of these songs are written about a huge breakup that I witnessed. They're my best friend. And so, I wrote a lot of these songs for them."
She highlighted two tracks in particular, "Get In Girl" and "Shimmer," calling them "self-love confidence anthems." Trainor said, "It’s for that person, but it’s also for myself because every day, I’m really bad with my self-talk. I’m starting from scratch, like, every day. So I’m trying to boost myself up there too with this music."
Her comments come just days after she announced the cancellation of her upcoming Get in Girl tour, citing overwhelming demands of balancing a new album, a nationwide tour, and welcoming a new baby. In an Instagram Story, she wrote, "After a lot of reflection and some really tough conversations... I need to be home and present for each and all of them at this time."
Trainor has been open about prioritizing mental health, telling Us Weekly, "You have to take care of your mental health first. I’m on antidepressants. I’m in therapy every week. I was in couples therapy for a minute when we needed it… I just got diagnosed with ADHD." She added, "I love asking for help. I’m like, ‘How can I improve in every way?’ I can’t do it all. I wish I could, and I can’t."