Macy Gray reveals that she felt 'miserable' after being faced with newfound fame and success

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Macy Gray has revealed that she was 'miserable' during her early days of success.The 54-year-old soul singer shot to fame with the release of her smash hit debut album On How Life Is back in 1999 but admitted that sudden wealth had turned her into an 'a**hole' and that drinking every night had left her feeling 'lonely.'The hitmaker made her comments during an interview with People, where she noted that the pitfalls of fame became very clear to her upon finding success.

Looking back:Macy Gray has revealed that she was 'miserable' during her early days of success; she is seen in FebruaryShe recalled: 'I got really beside myself for a long time.

I was suddenly really wealthy, and I had a lot of people wanting to be my friend. I was just a real a**hole.'Gray also pointed out that she initially took to newfound fame, although she quickly recognized its downsides. 'I was having a blast, [but] eventually it will make you lonely and miserable, especially if you're drinking every night and doing all kinds of crazy stuff,' she said.The Grammy Award-winning star went on to explain that it was only when her sophomore album ,The Id, failed to match up to the success of her debut record upon its release in 2001 did she realize that she had to change her ways.

Opening up:The 54-year-old soul singer shot to fame with the release of her smash hit debut album On How Life Is back in 1999 but admitted that sudden wealth had turned her into an 'a**hole' and that drinking every night had left her feeling 'lonely'; she is seen in 2012 Harsh truth:The Grammy Award-winning star went on to explain that it was only when her sophomore album ,The Id, failed to match up to the success of her debut record upon its release in 2001 did she realize that.