London, July 30 (IANS) Singer Beyonce Knowles, who made it big in the music industry at a very young age reveals she took a year-long sabbatical to regain peace and stability in life.

‘It was beginning to get fuzzy – I couldn’t even tell which day or which city I was at. I would sit there at ceremonies and they would give me an award and I was just thinking about the next performance,’ thesun.co.uk quoted her as saying.

‘My mother was very persistent and she kept saying that I had to take care of my mental health. So I went to see museums, ballets, the Great Wall of China and everywhere I had been to but never got to see,’ she said.

The 29-year-old also revealed that when you’re one of the world’s biggest pop stars, you can’t afford a lethargic lifestyle.