Ten years ago, Mike Posner released the hit song “I Take a Pill in Ibiza,” which nominated him for a Grammy Award. Today, his life looks the same on the outside, but inside he admits that he is a different person.

In an interview with Fox News Digital, Posner shared how his faith plays an “important role” in his life.

“When I let go of control and trust that there’s something wiser, something more powerful, something smarter than me that’s really in control. It loves me. It has my back,” Posner said in an on-camera interview.

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He added, “I feel like all the demons I’m fighting, my solipsism, my self-centeredness, my self-pity, my depression The tendencies are still there. They show up every morning. But I no longer let them take the wheel of my life. “

Mike Posner tells Fox News Digital that he will release an album next year. (Chelsea Guglielmino, Getty Images)

The “Cooler Than Me” singer shared that he celebrates the ups and downs in life while finding more meaning in life.

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“My life experience is happier, freer, and more fun,” he said.

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Posner told Fox News Digital that he will release a new single in 2025 and a new album sometime next year.

Mike Posner tells Fox News Digital that he will release an album next year. (Brian Steffey/Getty Images for CBS News)

“When you’re lucky enough to have deeper life experiences like I have, it changes the perspective from which you write, or the perspective from which you create art from within,” he said.

Posner quoted record producer and songwriter Quincy Jones as saying that the deeper your humanity is, the deeper your humanity becomes. musician Yes, and there are things you don’t learn in a studio.

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“If I were loyalty For my work to be true, then the music is a reflection of me. Reality is the light of life or the light of God that shines through the artist and is refracted through the artist into the listener.

“You’re just a container and it filters through you, but the filter changes over time.”

Posner said the holidays can be an emotional time because it highlights those who are not present.

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“My father, he passed away seven years ago; so when (my family) gets together, his absence hits me hard. “

Mike Posner tells Fox News Digital that he will be releasing a new song in January. (Kevin Winter/DCNYRE2010/Getty Images for DCP)

Posner joked that he sometimes thinks about “that part of me when I was 13” when he’s with his mother, adding that “people play different roles in our lives.”

“God gave us families for a reason … they provide you with all the lessons. That’s where you need to look,” he said.

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“Going into the holidays, the advice I would say is to enjoy this holiday like it’s your last. Probably. Hopefully not. But enjoy your family, your loved ones,” Posner added.

“Hugs, kisses. Cry. Taste the food and enjoy it like it’s your last meal.”