Matty Healy.
Rich Polk/Getty Images for iHeartRadioMatty Healy regrets his recent feud with Azealia Banks in social networks.
“What a bad day, really disappointed,” the 35-year-old 1975 frontman wrote via Reddit on Thursday, December 5. “I’ve worked so hard to overcome these impulsive self-destructive and frankly quite erratic outbursts that I have.”
Healy admitted he was “constantly getting into trouble”, especially when returning to social media after having “depressive episodes”. The musician noted that his struggles with mental health should not be an “excuse” for the way he behaves online – especially towards others.
“I just feel terrible about the way I acted violently – I think Azealia and all the obvious, flawed people deep down have a heart and I hate that I contributed to her mental fragility. She’s human,” he continued. “This cultural discourse has become so violent in general. I don’t want to act like I regret who I am or who I was. But at this point I feel disgusted that I even said anything negative about anything – if it contributed to this culture.
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Healy said he didn’t make the statement because he felt “harassed and scared” by his outburst. Instead, he wanted to admit he was wrong.
“I’m ashamed man. And I’m sad,” he wrote. “I’ve wanted this world since 1975, too.” to be dreamy and wonderful again. Not some Black mirror an episode about being a hipster. I hope to put as much work into our need and desire for altruism, understanding and love as I do about the dangers of becoming an internet lunatic.”
Healy wrote that it was “time to move on” and wanted to send her fans “love”. Many fans of the 1975 took to the comments section to express their support for Healy and applauded him for taking charge.
“Dude, you are human. You admit your flaws. You’re healthy,” one user replied. “You’re a damn sight that’s more self-aware than most, and we respect and appreciate you for it.”
Azealia Banks.
Jason Mendes/Getty ImagesHealy seemed touched by the band’s response and posted, “You guys rock.”
Earlier this week, Healy made headlines after attacking Banks, 33, after she remarks about your friend, Charli XCXappearance. (Charlie, 32, is too engaged to Hilly’s colleague, George Daniel.)
“Azealia, you seem to have a blind spot when it comes to your ‘reads’. All the women you attack seem culturally appropriate, attractive, controversial, and NICE people,” Healy wrote via X on Tuesday, Dec. 3. “I think it makes you jealous because you’re so talented, but everything else is a failure to you. Just rap bro.”
After coming to Charlie’s defense, the argument between Banks and Healy didn’t stop there.
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“It wasn’t a reading. I’ve known Charlie since I was 16 and I’ve always thought she was incredibly beautiful, but there’s a stark contrast between that and that,” Banks replied. through X on Tuesday along with two photos comparing the 2014 Brat artist look. until now.
After Banks’ response, the conversation between the two heated up even more. Then Banks wrote this Hilly’s fiancee, Gabriel Bechtellooks “like Frankenstein” — prompting Healy to hit back.
“I’m going to hit you so hard I’m going to take a Guinness World Record for tallest rat called a wig ever to fly,” Healy wrote at the time in a since-deleted tweet to multiple outlets.
Healy deleted the threatening tweet and subsequently apologized.
“No I can’t say I’m going to hit a girl that’s crazy sorry,” he wrote via X. “You just can’t keep being so mean to my friends and my lady it’s really hurtful it’s making me defensive .”
Healy has since deactivated his account. Banks, for her part, was not impressed with Healy’s apology on Reddit.
“The point of all this… this really makes it unapologetic… Was Matt Healy publicly apologizing to himself and not having enough respect to apologize to ME just as publicly,” she wrote through X on Thursday. “Clearly you can understand how this situation leads to a LOT of PTSD and is still set up to disregard any shred of basic respect I deserve.”
