R&B singer Houston, whose full name is Houston Summers IV, reportedly gouged out one of his eyes after a failed suicide attempt in a London hotel.
MTV.com reports that last Thursday (January 27), the singer attempted to commit suicide by jumping off of the hotel balcony but was stopped by his security team. Houston then locked himself into a bathroom and gouged one of his eyes out. The singer was in Europe for a string of performances.
Details are still sketchy but on Wednesday (February 2), the singer’s label, Capitol Records, released the following statement, “Our thoughts and prayers are with Houston during this tragic time.”
The Los Angeles-based singer released his debut album, It’s Already Written, last August. The set was certified gold for sales of 500,000 copies and featured the hit, “I Like That” featuring Chingy, Nate Dogg, and I-20.
When LAUNCH spoke to the singer last year, he explained that singing was in his blood. He said: “Been singing all my life. Pops is a singer, I’m the Fourth. You know he’s Houston Summers the Third. You know he used to sing with Marvin Gaye back in the day. He used to do those background vocals. He was on the radio, so it’s basically in my blood. Music is what I thirst for you know as well as God.”
10 responses to “R&B singer Houston Attempts Suicide and Gouged Out His Eye”
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I thought that nigga was doing ok.
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Funny shit. Seriously, its sad tho’ A lot of cats are under the impression that these entertainers are all happy n shit, but they have issues too. Money, fame, stress, and pressures to perform all weigh heavy on an individual. They look for ways out, for some its drugs others kill themselves.
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I am still wonding, How the fuck you try to Gouged Out your eye… Yo i think he is a crazy nigg. Plus i never Like his music he can sing or Rap.. he suck ass
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did he or did he not try to pluck his eye ball out? and if it was the latter, what prevented him? I mean he was lock in the bathroom right; so who or what the impeeded him from fully plucking out the eyes.It could have been a much more fun story if he had succeeded in jumping to his death in the first place