"The whole part of LoveLoud was to say, this is inclusive for everyone. He took his argument to the Mormon Church's doorstep in Utah, organizing a musical festival aimed at sparking a conversation between the church and the LGBTQ community. There is a glaring problem" Reynolds said. "LGBTQ youth who are not accepted in their home, or their community, are eight times more likely to commit suicide, three times more likely for risky drug use. ![]() Reynolds was born into a large Mormon family and while he's now happily married to his wife and fellow musician, Aja Volkman, the church's doctrine against gay marriage tore him apart. He says part of his depression stemmed from a crisis of faith. "You can still be poetic, but I think it's important to be vulnerable and to be raw," Reynold said. ![]() The importance of dealing with his depression was made all the more clear when Soundgarden's Chris Cornell and Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington both committed suicide earlier this year. "It's honestly the most cathartic experience you know I've written hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of songs, most of them terrible but it was always my way of expressing myself and now to be able to be doing it in a way that's very honest and raw and vulnerable, and even to share it sometimes with you know, what could be millions of people, I've found comfort in that, rather than fear," he said. It's made me a believer in myself," Reynolds said. "It's about finally finding gratitude in my flaws, and my weakness, it has finally given me freedom. The first single, "Believer," attacks depression head-on. When they all returned to the studio the result was "Evolve" – their third album. But this time, Reynolds needed time away – they all did – and so at the height of their success Imagine Dragons took a year off. He had suffered from depression most of his life, usually silently. ![]() When I'm low, I'm so low, and they have had to deal with that for years and years," Reynolds said.
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