The 1975's Matty Healy has opened up about his mother Denise Welch's battle with post-natal depression and the song on the group's most-recent album that spawned out of a story Denise told him when he was 17-years-old.
Speaking to NME, he explained: "Well, 'She Lays Down' is about my mum, it doesn't get much more personal than that. I'm sure my mum won't mind me saying this, but she told me a story when I was about 17, she was so gripped by post-natal depression that she was coming into my room when I was a couple of months old, lying on the floor and actively trying to love me.
"How f**king brutal is that? That is brutal - especially considering how close me and my mum are. We are like, insanely close. That resonated with me so much, I think that writing music for me is such a catharsis, and such a personal thing, I think that had to come out."
Also opening up about the rest of the record, Healy said: "There are songs on there about my nana, the whole record is completely personal. That's the only reason that gives it purpose for me. It doesn't matter otherwise. I don't care if I'm not like 'figuring something out'. There's no point."
The 1975 play their final UK dates of the year a little later this month, at the following locations:
- Manchester Arena - December 13
- London, The O2 - December 15, 16
- Newcastle, Arena - December 17
- Glasgow, Hydro - December 19
- Bournemouth, International Centre - December 21
- Cardiff, Motorpoint Arena - December 22
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