TAKEAWAYS

• Aroma Music says the deaths of her father and two siblings have left her with only her mother as immediate family.
• She describes the loneliness as “always too loud” and says she has learned to live with the pain rather than escape it.
• Despite the emotional and financial weight of music, Aroma remains uncertain about whether the journey is worth it.

Musician Aroma has opened up about one of the most painful chapters of her personal life, speaking candidly about the loss of her father and two siblings and the loneliness that followed.

During a conversation with Mr Henrie, Aroma revealed that she is now left with only her mother after losing her father last year and two of her siblings.

The reality, she admitted, has been difficult to process.

“It feels too lonely. Very lonely. The loneliness is always too loud,” Aroma said, explaining that the absence of family has left her struggling with emotions she sometimes does not know how to handle.

For Aroma, grief has also affected how she approaches relationships with other people. Having already experienced the permanent departure of people she loved, she says it is difficult not to expect others to eventually leave too.

“It’s like people coming into my life and they leave. Of course you are going to leave. My brothers died. They left me behind.”

She says there is no particular escape from the pain. Instead, she has learned to carry it with her from one day to the next.

“You don’t escape. You just learn to live with it every day,” she explained.

The weight of grief comes alongside the demanding reality of pursuing music. Aroma described the industry as financially, emotionally and physically exhausting, raising questions about whether the sacrifice is ultimately worth it.

Asked whether music is still worth pursuing despite everything she has endured, her answer was strikingly uncertain.

“I don’t know.”

Yet beneath that uncertainty is a woman who appears to have developed a different relationship with loss. Having already lost some of the people closest to her, the fear of losing more may no longer carry the same power.

When she is away from music, Aroma says she retreats into her introverted side — talking to friends on the phone and watching movies.

For now, she continues to navigate music, grief and life one day at a time.