Singer-songwriter Lady Gaga is sharing how many feel during the coronavirus pandemic and the importance of looking after one’s mental health.
Speaking with USA TODAY, Gaga shared that she believes so many people feel “an epic sense of powerlessness” amid the coronavirus pandemic.
“We’ve encountered a super virus that is epic in its disastrous proportions. So that feeling of powerlessness in some ways is, I think, something that we all share,” she said.
However, the “Chromatica” singer noted that the pandemic has “really mobilized me to work on how I can help the world.”
She has partnered with the International WELL Building Institute’s “WELL Health-Safety Rating,” which verifies “that a building or space has taken the necessary steps to prioritize the health and safety of their staff, visitors and other stakeholders,” according to the Business Wire.
The singer said she hopes the campaign will be “one of the movements that is part of building back our global community and building back our local communities,” and hopes it will show others we “can get back to quote-unquote normalcy, but we must do it safely.”
Gaga also touched on mental health, telling USA Today how it has been “really important to me that I continue to move my body. It’s really important for my mental health.”
She added, “So I’ve been doing, you know, regular exercises that I would normally do. But I mostly take walks, and I mostly hike. I wear my mask, and I go on hikes.”
Gaga noted she has learned to overcome her worry surrounding her chronic pain condition, as hikes used to make her “really nervous.”
“I found during COVID that…you can grab the courage that’s happening in the universe and grab that bravery and put it right inside yourself and be fearless.”
She encouraged others to “move their bodies and be in the world,” adding, “Wear masks, stay safe, but don’t forget to move. Because when your energy’s stagnant like that, it really can lead to mental health problems.”
Gaga performed at President Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20.
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She told USA Today she felt “very, very honored” to be there and “it will always be an honor for me to sing to the great people of this country.”
“I really wanted to sing for everybody. In a moment of healing, of togetherness, and I had very much in my mind also the building of the beloved community, the beloved community that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. dreamed of,” Gaga said.
