Rapper Post Malone has revealed he was a “loner” before finding fame and fortune.
Speaking on the “This Past Weekend” podcast with Theo Von, Malone, 29, said: “I was absolutely not a ladies’ man… I couldn’t even remember the first time I had success with the opposite sex.”
Malone, whose real name is Austin Richard Post, joked that he “probably made a million bucks” by the time he had his first romantic success.
“I got stood up at homecoming,” he added. “All my crushes… it never worked out for me.”
Despite the rejection, Malone said it “worked out in the long run” as he spent his teenage years playing guitar.
“And then the money came… and it was awesome,” he joked. “This is how this works.”
Malone, who is now engaged and a father, credited his success to focusing on what’s “fun” to him.
“When you come into the whole music world so young, it’s super easy to just be a f**k up kid,” he said.
Malone has since moved to Utah, deleted his social media platforms, and prioritizes his own happiness.
“I wondered for a long time why I was so sad and it was because I wasn’t able to do what I like to do in my current circumstance,” he said.
“I think it’s important for anyone… to get out and take some time for yourself. And for the longest time I didn’t.”
