She found it in performing. When Black switched to a much larger school after sixth grade, in part because of bullying, musical theater eased her transition, she says. A few months later, when Black asked her mom, Georgina Marquez, whether she could do the same, she was shocked when her mother agreed. Her mom, Black says, viewed it as akin to putting her brother in club soccer.
Black says the company mentioned she could make money if the video surpassed , views, but such a seemingly far-fetched scenario barely registered. Besides, for a year-old, looking forward to the weekend was much more relatable. Afterward, Black largely forgot about it. She was mostly just self-conscious about the pimple on her cheek. Black was confused. As soon as she got home, Black went to her room and got on her Mac to make sense of what was happening. The first thing she noticed was that the views had quadrupled overnight, but then she scrolled down to the comments and felt a pit in her stomach.
The abuse was relentless. Frozen in a state of shock, she did what any year-old would do: She screamed for her mom. Then, she just knew it was cruel. The effect can be lifelong. In a phone call with Marquez, Ark offered to take down the video. She was tired of letting people put her down, she says, and she wanted to fight for the passion in which she had found so much solace. In a month, it reached million.
The unwanted attention crept into the real world, too. For the second time in two years, Black left school in part because of bullying. At the same time, Black enjoyed once-unthinkable opportunities: Between red carpets, TV appearances and celebrities covering her song, she says was a blur. Before the concert, Black says, Perry spent time with her and offered advice. After that, Black says, singer Demi Lovato did the same, and gave Black her phone number. Perry and Lovato could not be reached for comment.
That included her initial team of professional handlers hired by her family, she says. In terms of how I was eating? Battered so often by ruthless remarks, she says, she began to believe them, and they robbed her of her sense of self. In , as the whirlwind started to slow down, depression settled in.
Black was home-schooled and spent most of her time alone on the blog site Tumblr. In need of a reset, Black fired most of the people around her and returned to public school for 11th and 12th grade, only to be targeted worse than before.
Classmates took pictures of Black, her friend Ashling Antolin recalls, and spread rumors. It marked one of the first times she did things fully on her own terms, and she treasured the control, she says. We just tried to capture that essence in a way that was more intentional rather than accidental. According to Black, her goal for the remix was simple: to take an experience that was once a source a pain and turn it into something joyful.
Black said she hopes the remix can provide "a little spark of nostalgic joy" for people during a difficult time. I'm just treating it as something that's been a really fun project and something that, while it isn't the thing that is going to define me forever, it's definitely a part of my story. So why not take that and have fun with it?
Rebecca Black opens up about depression, bullying she faced for viral video 'Friday'. And Black isn't done making music. On Jan. According to the singer, she's given herself the freedom to take creative risks with this project — something she hopes more people have learned to embrace since her "Friday" days.
I'm still just trying to figure it out and make music that I really care about," she said. There's a lot of goodness in experimenting. There's a lot of goodness in trying to figure out who you are, and don't let anybody else tell you differently. Even if it means you end up with a 'Friday' video. Facebook Twitter Email. Rebecca Black turns pain into joy in new 'Friday' remix: 'I've done a lot of work to heal'.
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