We trust each other, we communicate with each other, and we’re friends.” “We’re just supportive of each other in that way. I also have a daughter who just turned 9 and she knows that I have a lot going on.
“I think that it’s all about communication. Aiko, who recently finalized a divorce to producer “Dot Da Genius” whom she was only married to for a short time, says her relationship with Big Sean is based on a foundation of communication, understanding and most importantly, friendship:
He also makes an appearance on Trip and can often be caught popping up on random stops of her tour dancing with his lady on stage or giving her hugs or just genuine support. The pair collaborated on the album Twenty88 in 2016. She also shares boyfriend, rapper Big Sean, has been an instrumental part in being able to express herself creatively. “We recorded 70 minutes of just singing, talking and chanting to the point where we are probably going to do a project in the near future.” The singer shared with Rolling Stone, they explored music and had a jam session while Aiko tripped off psychedelics:
Aiko shares her father separated from her father when she was an infant and admits that the most time they’ve ever spent together was during the making of the Trip album. Chill”, an actual licensed physician in Los Angeles. Aiko has two sisters, and recently began the process of building a relationship with her father, Dr. The artist hasn’t had to travel the whole journey alone. “This MAP has been helping me navigate through my suffering, uncovering the righteous path that has been carved out before and for me.” “Physical trips by car, by plane mental trips with controlled substances trips in solitude in hopes that the quiet will bring me and my brother back together.” Still, Aiko says with his death she felt like she lost an “extension” of herself and started “taking trips, trying to escape any person, place or thing that is too familiar”: She shares that in his final days Miyagi turned to Buddhism and filled his life with positive energy for the two years he fought cancer. Aiko explains that her brother was huge inspiration in her life artistically and introduced her to “new ways of thinking” through artists and books he introduced her to. The project also includes Trip, an album of 22 songs as well as a short film. I try to turn it into art.”ĢFish, the final piece in the “MAP” project, is a collection of poems, short stories, diary-like entries, and sketches that she’s been writing from the age of 16 until now. “Sometimes it feels like I can’t even go outside because I’ll literally feel every passing person’s emotions or the news I’ll be like, ‘Ok, s-.’ I’ll really feel it to the point where I feel like I can’t move. I’m an emotional person and very, very sensitive.” “I definitely have been in really dark moments. Trip is filled with drug-induced journeys experienced while under the influence of psychedelic drugs like mushrooms, but the artist maintains she repeatedly returns to writing as a way to move past the pain instead of being paralyzed by it: “For me, writing has always been my way of expressing myself and not feeling judged, just getting through difficult times… I feel like when anyone holds anything in, that creates stress and the pain disables you.”Īiko, who was once diagnosed as bi-polar by a doctor, reflects on different ways she dealt with her grief, both healthy and unhealthy. “Expressing yourself is really important when you’re dealing with emotions that are not easy to deal with.”
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