Craig David Says He’s Healed From the Bullying Detailed in 2022 Book

Craig David is setting the record straight on where he stands today following the bullying from two years ago that he detailed in his memoir What’s Your Vibe? Tuning into your best life.

“Absolutely, I’ve healed from all of the ups and the downs,” David exclusively told Us Weekly earlier this month while promoting his single “In Your Hands.”

In What’s Your Vibe? David revealed that during an appearance on British sketch show Bo’ Selecta, he was one of several Black celebrities that was mocked through racist caricature. The bullying reminded him of similar experiences he had in childhood.

For David, it was crucial for him to document how he was feeling at that time.

“I felt that that was really important for me to get to a point where I could speak and articulate words without having melodies behind them ’cause it, it gets to a point in your, in anyone’s life where you have experience and wisdom and then you start to realize you have a platform. And you’re like, well, it would be a shame to not share this, that could help someone,” he explained.

David said that writing his memoir was a “healing process” for him.

“[It was] also a moment to say we all go through a lot of the same things and I think that connects us as a human race as opposed to feeling divided,” he said. “On Instagram it seems like everything’s all good. And you’re like, let’s get underneath the hood of that. I think you might be a bit more in-depth in all this. That’s really important. I think we need more of that in our lives.”

The singer first hit the scene in 1999 with duo Artful Dodger’s single “Re-Rewind,” which David was featured on. He then released eight studio albums and charted on the Billboard Hot 100 three times before taking a two-year hiatus from music.

Last month, David returned with his first song since 2022, “In Your Hands,” which allowed him to reconnect with his “inner child.”

“I felt like the sentiment of the song would hopefully land in people’s hearts in that way to remind us, don’t neglect the child inside you who just wants to play, and let’s not be so serious with life, even with the responsibilities,” he told Us.

Looking back on his more than two decades in the industry, David states he “wouldn’t change anything.”

“I feel like you need to rub up with the misconceptions and beliefs that people have told you, and the whole story that goes on in the music industry to find your own way,” he shared. “I think it’s really important and necessary to learn those slight hardships because it resets you to being where you are now.”

With reporting by Sarah Jones