Yo Yo Honey Singh

• Singh has said his mental-health problems became severe in 2014 during a period when he was touring, working on India’s Raw Star and pursuing several other projects. He said that while working on Raw Star, he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and began experiencing psychotic symptoms. [4]
• He first spoke publicly about the diagnosis in 2016, after roughly 18 months away from public life. In that interview, Singh said he wanted to explain his absence himself rather than through a spokesperson, and disclosed that he had been treated for bipolar disorder while staying at his home in Noida. [1]

• Singh has described psychotic symptoms involving intense suspicion, paranoia and beliefs that frightening events were happening around him. He recalled becoming afraid even of routine interactions at home, believing people were laughing at him or that someone was going to die. He described his mind as going into “overdrive” and losing the ability to distinguish these fears from reality. [5]
• He has described an episode during a US tour in which he became convinced he would die if he performed. He said he shaved his head and struck himself with a coffee mug in an effort to avoid going onstage. [5]
• Singh has also described long periods of isolation, crying and distorted thinking. Looking back on the most severe period, he said he wished for death every day. [5][1]

• Singh has said that finding treatment that worked was difficult. In 2016, he said he had changed doctors several times because medication was not working for him. [1]
• Years later, Singh said he had remained on the same medication for seven years before a new doctor changed his medications and dosage. He said he began noticing improvement within about four weeks of the change. [6]
• He has also said that years of heavy medication were associated with substantial weight gain and complete hair loss. [6]

• Singh has described his recovery as a prolonged process, saying it took seven to eight years before he felt he had recovered from the period of severe illness. Looking back, he described emerging exhausted by the experience but said, “I feel okay now.” [6]
• Singh has emphasized that improvement does not mean the diagnosis has disappeared. In 2026, he said he was still living with bipolar disorder while again travelling internationally, performing and making music. [7]

• Singh has increasingly spoken publicly about bipolar disorder and psychotic symptoms, including in interviews and the 2024 documentary Yo Yo Honey Singh: Famous. He has described wanting people to understand that his years away from public life were caused by serious mental-health problems rather than the rumours that circulated about him at the time. [5][1]

“I’m still a patient of bipolar disorder. But God has been kind. I’m travelling the world, doing shows again, and making music.”

— Yo Yo Honey Singh [7]