NF Interview: Explains His OCD, Being An Outcast in HipHop & MORE | 16BARS 

lol really

That's Real 🙄 (reading his cap)

true

True, its always so frustrating to hear them ask so many questions and Im like, listen to that and that song and you'll know.

Might not need to on your logic I suppose .....but for me, to mesh minds for a lil and just vibe would be worth it. Interview but Nøt, more like sitting next to each other outside a counselor's office in passing, bs'ing branching into different deep ish... 💯

I actually hate watching his interviews (i do enjoy listening to them like a radio talk) because of how uncomfortable he looks during interviews. I love NF and I hate seeing him in such situations, specially with all the fake interviewers around him who have to be someone else other than who they really are because that's what their job requires them to do

In the song hate myself he mentions saying he hates interviews

If I guys notice people with anxiety kind of mess with there hands WHEN they are nervous I know because I have anxiety and nate was kind of messing wit his hands he is the best❤

@@makaylaarchilla557 and looking down

Brittany Windham like I don’t want them to have anxiety but it’s like nice to see like - idk

J.L.G Music Eminem cleaned out his closet he had a lot of bones he was there a while

Yes! Legends Like Nf here

The closet is the center of a house the core without it you gonna have to have a wardrobe that leads to Narnia.

💯

TheOdd1sOut is another legend from a closet

Lauren Marguerite Kovit yup

Straight up, she makes it soooo awkward

Why?

😂

Give her a break. You think NF would like you coming on here and bashing someone? He talks about people who have nothing but negative stuff to say like YOU......we can't relate. Shut your fat mouth if you have nothing positive to say.

i laught so hard lol

Lol

Right 😂

Bwaaaaaaa

bahaha right. you can tell hes just like "i hate this" and shes like "ooh this is fun"

Exactly this 😣😔

exactly how i felt

Look at his hat . Says a lot

@@Bill-ui6rx 🤯

Howler Gamez YES OMG

I could be critical never typical intricate with every syllable I’m a criminal Intimate but never political Pretty visual Even if you hate it I make you feel like you’re in it though

Howler Gamez yesssss I love that- OCD sucks

6:36 I was waiting for the OCD part.

Way when I'm thinking the Cinematic is beautiful man I don't know if I'm making movies or music videos

@Aniah Kilic I dont think he's awkward

Yesss! He is just a introvert like most of his fans so when we see that he hates interviews we get it lol...He seems like such a cool person.

Right. If I was famous that is exactly how I would be. LoooL

Olivia Theresa what’s ya snap ma

@@adrianaviles2376 😂👎

I was really angry with her

But ey it's all about a same love?

I was so mad at her like bish stfu😡, NF is bby and we must protect:)

That was messed up tbh

What time stamp is that, pls share

NATE

Ya that’s what I thought! ummm there is a song alll about that .

I was saying the same exact thing in my head. He's just way above every other artiste where these things are concerned

Was thinking the same thing. Why is she asking him this when there is an entire song about this.

Smooth Criminal darn OCD sucks ;-; also same my OCD isn’t bad but yeah

I feel you. Terrible disease. Want out of this hell.

Yeah I have OCD as well. When I heard him mention it in his music I immediately tried to find interviews with him discussing it.

Vibey Bree Also he’s basically bringing awareness, people are usually so misinformed in OCD, is really frustrating and that’s why I don’t disclose my disorder to anyone, only if necessary.

@@vibeybree2701 thats what i did. lol. But i'm pretty paralysed by it. I dont understand how he can perform to this level while having ocd. Maybe its the degree of the disorder.

come across it comes so easy

@@bartsimpson2374 what's up

@@loox9637 the sky

really. I haven't heard that one.

@@mcm5307 really you haven't. Well it's the 12th track on the album if you haven't already listened to it. It's pretty hard for me to get through personally tho, cause I kept trying to not believe I kinda think the same things sometimes😔

Marie W. She was talking over him

Rexx X ik

He wasn't talking over her.

That’s backwards

She was cutting him off and not allowing him to finish what he was trying to say. She was too in his face and not giving him room to breathe and get comfortable.

Your profile picture is Eminem and you watch an interview from NF... I think you have a really good music taste

@@mags4943 they're both amazing artists in different ways of course I love them both

I love him

I hate when they debate if we're underrated. we're so overlooked that they're looking over our numbers, Nathan.

@@d1lan66 We don’t do enough interviews or go out in public lately

YES

That why I love his fan base

Role call? ..oh yeah boo. Im here. Im here and cringing alongside with the rest of his FanFam.

Oop- fam don't expose meeeeeeee

Yessss

Cierra agreed

Agreed

she wasnt trying to be rude. you gotta start somewhere

@@babyyoda18 you don't start doing interviews to gain communication and social skills.. that should be something you had before you even started.

Nah, she was ok, ya'll fucking stupid

Yo thank you lol

Thanks man.

Thanks bro

Thanks :)))

Got me thinking I might wanna talk to my therapist about ocd

^^

Exactly what i thought when she said that. The Search made me feel alot of things and motivation is definitely one of them. Hearing NF talking about things that i can't put into words made me feel like I'm not alone amd that's motivating asf. Idk love this man, he's a legend

Returns, Options, No Excuses, Leave Me Alone, The Search and more are all incredibly motivational

Exactly! This album has saved me and brought me back from the edge so many times. Boo lady. Boo.

Same i probably listen to The Search the most because life is hard🥺life is not always positive and bubbly.

fax

True

Yeah

Shannon ... Are you kidding? She seems like a great, confident interviewer, she’s german but speaks perfect English for one, and she’s trying to get a fun conversation out of a depressed guy lol you’re obviously some NF Stan or something that’s why you’re saying that

I think he never likes doing interviews but bless his heart he tries his best for his fans.

Yes that guy went deep into the catalogue!

That was a really good interview and interviewer!

Yeah

Yes ikr

when did she cuss?

Ma¡a j she kept saying shit idk why but I also felt uncomfortable when she said it 🤷🏾‍♂️

@@itsfad oh yeah right..

the man needs more of Jesus. thats his only way of being fulfilled

Well, here we are huh

Find someone you trust outside of family to talk about it. It's important. There's no cure other than submergent therapy so the fact that you are willing to talk about it says a loyal of good things about your self awareness and strength.

Well closet is also where it blocks all the outside sounds off so its perfect to record anything

@@emyf9197 true dat

You don't have to know the album names or all my music .....But at least try to find out who you in the room with

Totally agree. Just seemed like they are on a different level

@Damon Hunt No Excuses :-)

Leave me alone!!! :) Thank you NF for sharing your life with us like this and your music! :)

He wasn’t talking about her because the album was already out before this interview

OCD The Bug In My Brain yes I have severe ocd and a germ phobia and I really see myself in him. I love him man he’s so real. And exactly what you said people think ocd is not a big deal. IT IS I suffer everyday and so does NF. The thoughts pile up and for me it leads to depression sometimes I don’t know what to do with myself. He’s so relatable like omg I love him. His definition of OCD is 100% true. And thank YOU 🙏 for commenting this because people like me who’s thoughts run their life every second of the day really appreciate it. You probably suffer too I’m so sorry you have to deal with it. I’m glad to know that there’s good people like you and that I’m not alone cause for the longest time I felt like I was the only one with ocd but people like you and NF help me everyday 🙏. You’re not alone either we’re all in this together.

@@itsseanie7193 what a wonderful reply! Thank you sooo much! I do suffer with OCD and intrusive thoughts every day...and it just is nice to hear music that directly relates to OCD. I make videos about OCD now....I've dealt with it for about 30 years and I wanted to do something positive with it...make other people aware and it also helps me. Sorry you deal with this...there are a lot of us out here that understand.

OCD The Bug In My Brain I hate having ocd it’s terrible to have it I been dealing with four a couple of years it’s terrible to have it and it’s hard to deal with it sometimes

@@infamoushiphop2863 it honestly is hell. I make videos about my life with OCD and it was sooo nice to hear a celebrity not only talk about it but really understand it.

OCD The Bug In My Brain yeah Ik I thought I was the only one with it and I didn’t know what it was and people don’t know what we go though they think we can stop it when ever but we can’t it’s terrible and it self draining and with my ocd I can’t move anything or it effects me and I overthink but I’m glad nf talked about this

Yea I do that to when I'm either anxious or stressed or whatever

Lee miller same

She could've definitely done better! Her mannerisms were nothing of his..

I think it’s more about YOU not understanding this interview.

I'm an introvert so I love being alone. And my social anxiety hits hard in crowds😬

@@aurora_1x I'm am to an introvert but the only time I like being with people is friends. Being around family kinda feels awkward to me.

He's probably the best friend ever! The fact that he can understand you and is gonna listen to you,the fact that he is so respectful,his friends and wife are lucky!

I have OCD that started really attacking a couple of years ago. The subject of them is something I can only talk about with a few people, including therapists, but it sucks. It's nice having an artist talk about it in a real way and not the whole "I like things to be orderly and perfect" and that's all which isn't really all OCD is

I too have OCD, and I believe that the only positive to this illness is finding our man here, NF. Illness secludes, so it's amazing to find one another

that's what she said (;

How do you write those black letters?

*noice*

It is quite *biggggggg*

*hahh*

@Damon Hunt Yeah I know but I mean the this girl thats why I said girl

@Damon Hunt Bro he changed the lyrics to fit this interview lol and what she was like

I love the ayyye 's in that song lol

@@redlettervagrant1159 Yeah lol!

Nima Beats it’s actually guy not girl

Oh no💀🤚

Lmao thats the vibe I got from her too😅 But ended up cringing

She's too loud in his face. Her voice gives me anxiety right now.

With that outlandish fking microphone in his face. Like she's going to bong it in his 😂 face.

@@carriehtt Reminds me of the Kathy Newmann interview with Jordan Peterson. So what youre trying to say is...I cant stand "journalists" who's only claim to success is by doing shit interviews and inferring something that isnt there.

thankyou,thankyou!that's what I say,it's therapeutic as hell!

Henrik van Walsum bro y’all are stupid. The questions are purposely asking question so that he can relate it to his new album NF isn’t good at interviews in a traditional way ( not a bad thing) but he didn’t take advantage of talking about the songs that the question she asked was meant to bring up

She mentioned when he was around 21 and not 6. You just wanna hate on her

Henrik van Walsum I feel like she did and said that just to feel like she made some point or smt

Rahe alright but like- she was kinda rude we all have our opinion ig/ sorry

At which minute does he talk abt it??

​@@martingjini8478 he starts talking about it at around 32:39

Instinctive U seriously love the way you know NF more than this girl knows him

Can't believe you used the song names when you were writing this lol shows that ur a true fan👏👏

Nate: or I wish I could build a time machine to take me back when I was six, and that little kid, that he's gonna take a lot of hits. Like This: why do I waste so much time on things that I can't fix Wake up: you spend your life in a dream that you cant escape, cause you live your life in a coma, your never awake. If you'd open your eyes then maybe you'd see whats at stake, your sleeping, your sleeping And then idk the lyrics to no name very well yet..

Haha yes!

I just did an interview the guy was pretty clueless

Hey, i know i'm 2 years late but if you want a good interview with NF "NF | In Conversation" by NME is really good

I m a huge fan of both

My two favorite bands!

I like both

I like both and agree. Awkward chaotic energy where the interviewer has good intentions but can't understand unless they have had mental health issues

For some reason I cant get into 21 pilots.. only liked heathens.. they have good lyrics but music itself easily sounds indie pop generic.. Idk I guess my way of being emotional is mostly anger/frustration and maybe why I prefer NF's dramatic cinematic sound of his raps/songs

He has for me. He’s turning me into a perfectionist and it’s hard to write good lyrics. Lol. Relatable.

Ich wär so gerne dort gewesen ufffffff

Same 😁 VIP ticket genau wie Letzes Jahr

Hab kein Ticket mehr bekommen 😔

Hab grad noch so tickets bekommen😅 Wird der schönste aber wahrscheinlich auch der traurigste Tag meines Leben wenn ich weinend in der Menge stehe😂 NF ist einfach die trueste Musik die es gibt Alles was er sagt kann man einfach so relaten

IKR

The thing is that her laugh was soo loud. I mean of course it's funny for a sec but come on

I was literally going to sleep in my closet once but my closet smells bad and I don't know why. I had to take my cloths out and I cleaned it and it still smells bad. It smells like old people in my closet.

he's open to everyone, there's much deeper stuff than this in his music...

I completely agree. I think people are too hostile over her being caught off guard that he finds inspiration to write in a small confined place. It shocked me too. That shits interesting, a lot of people don't do that. It's inspirational creatively, and I think anyone would get caught off guard if they weren't too familiar with his music.

@@daymanfighterofthenightman actually, for many of us that's normal. It's not something that was introduced to us by Nate's music. I find it rather surprising that anyone would be caught off guard by it.

@@benjaminlamptey1867 The press isn't gonna listen to your whole album ever no matter who you are. The interviewer sure as hell isn't going to listen to the whole thing. Do you know how many rappers press have to interview?

@@benjaminlamptey1867 Also, really? You write your lyrics in a closet dawg? Do you really do that?

Exactly like WDYM ITS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE

She could at least try to find out who she's in the room with.

SlimD716 English please

@@ytrds7244 Fixed. Was half sleep when I typed that.

@@ytrds7244 Thanks for the catch, by the way 👍🏿

@@SlimD716 Just like the song!🤣

Ye fr people with ocd fr know what struggle is and how hard life is but the point is nobody understands us a 100%

Omg I thought the same. He looked down and starts to be ,,quiet"

MentalReRe19 it couldn’t be cuz the album was already out

@@carfritosx13 shhhh 🤫

He hates interviews no matter who 's doing it 😂

Word!

Isn’t that a quote from one of his songs.???

@@thedeependrap2135 ye

I had to take my headset of when she started laughing it was so disrespectful I felt bad for him

He literally said I wrote, and she completely overreacted. I'd be so amazed if I was her.

He reminds me alot of Kurt Cobain and Avicii.. dudes who just wanted to do music and didn't care for the fame stuff

Amen, my friend.