You’ve got fame, hit songs and fans that stand by you. With all of that, what could possibly make life not worth living? Ask Ginuwine and the answer is found in the death of his parents in 1999 and 2000.
The reality of the situation hit hard as Ginuwine admitted that he “really didn't want to be here anymore” after his father shot himself to death and his mother lost her battle with cancer. As a result, the crooner had no desire to live as he revealed that he tried to commit suicide on more than one occasion.
“There was no one around that I really loved at the time, so I turned to the drinking and drugs like weed and ecstasy,” Ginuwine confessed to Essence.com. “I was done mentally and emotionally to the point that I had to go see a psychiatrist, but that didn't do any good because I wasn't interested. In fact, the two times I visited him I was high. I was depressed and felt like I had nobody to talk to that could relate to me.”
Fortunately, Ginuwine got through the rough period after receiving counseling from his pastor at church. As a result, the singer said he was able to “turn away from all those things that were destroying me and finally think clearly” as he can attest to being clean “for about seven years.”
Nowadays, you can find Ginuwine working his wife Solé to help the mentally disabled.
“My wife and I own mentally disabled homes in Kansas City where the mentally disabled board through a program called SPRUCE (Special People Requiring Unique Care Equally),” he said. “Many people don't realize that once they turn 18 they are often thrown out the house and are homeless. At the home, they are able to learn the fundamentals of life, like finding a job, how to take care of themselves, clean their rooms, and other things. My heart always likes to give, and if I'm going to help somebody it might as well be someone who can't help themselves.”
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