Zac Carper of FIDLAR on Bipolar, Drugs, Meds, and Intense Journaling

Zac Carper, lead singer and guitarist for the garage punk bad
FIDLAR, is very familiar with one kind of drugs: the street
substances of meth, heroin, and crack that he engaged in heavily
when he was younger. Now, at 37, he’s grappling with a different
sort: medications prescribed for his newly diagnosed bipolar
disorder. Zac has found that, while he needs some help managing
the intense hypomanic episodes and depressive crashes, the meds
he’s been given lead to some new problems that interfere with his
life as a touring musician putting on very intense, high-energy
shows where he doesn’t so much sing as bark.


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