Following Mac Miller’s Death, Demi Lovato Struggled With “A lot Of Survivor’s Guilt.”

Demi Lovato is ready to address the emotional toll that recovering from substance abuse has taken on her after all of the trauma she has endured in recent years.

Lovato discussed a song on their forthcoming album Holy Fvck (out Friday, Aug. 19, via Island Records) titled “Dead Friends” in a new interview with Zane Lowe that Apple Music is sharing first with Billboard, and how it was written in the emotional fallout they dealt with watching friends and colleagues such as Mac Miller die via drug overdose while she survived.

Lovato also tells Lowe in the new interview that she would advise artists under the age of 18 to avoid signing record deals with major labels. “People who aren’t in the spotlight in their teens are still trying to figure themselves out.” They’ll be attending parties. “They’re making errors,” she explains. “And it’s like if you’re a 15-year-old, your mistakes are magnified.” I’m not sure. If I had children and they approached me and said, ‘Mom, I want to work in the industry,’ I would have to say, ‘Please wait until you’re 18.'”