Acclaimed R&B singer Macy Gray finds her center of calm and peace in the video for Buddha, premiering exclusively withRolling Stone. The track, which features Gary Clark Jr. on guitar, is from her latest albumRuby, released in 2018.
The Teyana Taylor-directed video sees Gray performing in her studio while looking back on her storied career, cut together with archival footage.
Underneath the Gary Clark solo, the incredible production by Johan Carlsson, and the Teyana Taylor-directed video is a little story about my battles with mental health, Gray tells Rolling Stone. Though it has held me up and set me back many times, I was able to write this song because I am winning my war with it. And Im able to celebrate my present and look forward to my future because of it. To everybody struggling with something, itll be OK, just dont let it beat you. Buddha says concentrate the mind in the present and thats where its at all the time.
Last year, Gray teamed up with Meghan Trainor for the single Sugar Daddy. In 2016 she appeared on Ariana GrandesDangerous Woman, singing on the ballad Leave Me Lonely.