Back when he was an urban legend exiled in Samoa, Earl Sweatshirt had it easy. Now that he’s been back in the real world for a couple years and is constantly in the studio or out promoting last year’s dense Doris, life is a lot busier and far more exhausting. As such, as Pitchfork notes, Earl announced on Twitter today that “due to a lack of self maintenance” he’s worn out and is canceling his remaining tour dates to recharge and finish his next album. He apologized to fans who were looking forward to the shows, citing extreme weight loss and an inability to perform up to his potential. “I am physically and mentally at the end of my rope,” explained one tweet. Here’s the entire dispatch:

I sincerely apologize to any of y'all who planned to see me at these next couple festival dates. Due to lack of self maintenance …..

— EARL (@earlxsweat) July 8, 2014

i had to press eject on the tour. I am physically and mentally at the end of my rope. I weigh a fraction of what I'm supposed to ….

— EARL (@earlxsweat) July 8, 2014

and without synergy between the body and mind there is nothing. no point in performing if it's not the best show I can give every time.

— EARL (@earlxsweat) July 8, 2014

"the least and the best"

— EARL (@earlxsweat) July 8, 2014

now that I am home I can get healthy and get this album out to y'all while it's still fresh.

— EARL (@earlxsweat) July 8, 2014

In other Earl news, he thinks Death Grips breaking up was a stroke of genius and “the sign of a master.”

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