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Live or die, when fate decides
Some singers could have had a tragic fate. Yet life has decided differently for them. Or simply, their time had not yet come.
This is well known, for example, Elton John, who said that he tried to end his life in 1975 but then fortunately it did not materialize. But the same thing happened to Johnny Cash while he was under the influence of drugs.
And there are still many examples that could be cited in this regard. None of them, fortunately, with positive results. For those who tried and for those who would have been deprived of much more legendary music.
Elton John
Some singers could have had a tragic fate. Yet life has decided differently for them. Or simply, their time had not yet come. This is well known, for example, Elton John, who said that he tried to end his life in 1975 but then fortunately it did not materialize.
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash attempted the extreme gesture in 1968, while under the influence of drugs. Fortunately, after what happened, he decided to detox, also thanks to the help of his future wife June Carter.
Micky Dolenz
The singer and drummer Micky Dolenz tried the extreme gesture after being left by his wife in the mid-70s.
Scott Stapp
The Creed Scott Stapp singer tried to take his own life, thankfully without success, in 2006. Stapp miraculously managed to save himself despite jumping from the seventeenth floor of a building and suffered "only" multiple fractures thanks to a cornice on which he landed.
Billy Joel
The American singer-songwriter and composer Billy Joel has tried the extreme gesture several times throughout his life. Fortunately, it went differently...
Eminem
Eminem said he felt the extreme gesture in 1997, when he was going through a very difficult period of his life.