Grammy-winning singer Naomi Judd, who died at the age of 76 on Saturday, admitted to undergoing electroshock therapy and considering suicide in recent years.
Kentucky-born singer Judd and the mother of Winona and Ashley Judd have died of “mental illness”, according to her daughters.
She told the Today Show in 2017 that after The Judds stopped touring, she did not get off the couch for two years, falling into “extreme” and “severe” depression.
‘[Fans] “Look at me with crystals, you know, with shine in my hair, that’s really me,” she said. “But then I went home and didn’t leave the house for three weeks, I didn’t get off my pajamas and I didn’t practice normal hygiene. It was really bad.
“When I left the tour, I went into this deep, dark, absolutely horrifying hole and I couldn’t get out of it,” she added. I spent two years on my couch.
She said she even found a bridge near her family’s farm to jump from.
“That’s how bad it can be,” she said. “It’s hard to describe. You go down into this deep, dark hole of depression and you don’t think there’s another minute.
She said that one night her husband and daughter Ashley called 911 and she was admitted to therapy, eventually undergoing ECT (electroshock therapy) to “trigger” the chemicals in her brain.
“We are broken. We are guided by deep sorrow and we know that as we loved her, she was loved by her audience. We are in unknown territory, “the Judd sisters said in a statement.
Naomi Judd, the Kentucky-born singer of the Grammy-winning duo The Judds and mother of Wynonna and Ashley Judd, has died at the age of 76.
Winona Judd, Ashley Judd and Naomi Judd during the premiere of “Kiss The Girls” at the Paramount Theater in Hollywood, California
Wynonna Judd, left, and Naomi Judd arrive at the CMT Music Awards on Monday, April 11
Wynonna Judd’s latest Instagram post before Naomi’s death showed her excitement to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Naomi Judd posted a photo of her book The River of Time on Instagram with the caption: Just by telling our stories, more people will understand. Only by telling the truth will we stop the stigma. I told my story. And now you can have your say. You are not alone. I am still here
Judd has spoken publicly and written books over the years about her struggle with mental health.
The announcement came a day before Judd was officially inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame at a medallion ceremony in Nashville. The ceremony is still scheduled for Sunday, according to Just Jared.
The mother-daughter performers brought 14 songs № 1 into a career that lasted nearly three decades.
After rising to the top of country music, they gave up in 1991 after doctors diagnosed Naomi Judd with hepatitis.
Judd’s hits include Love Can Build a Bridge in 1990, Mama He’s Crazy in 1984, Why Not Me in 1984, Turn It Loose in 1988, Girls Night Out in 1985, Rockin ‘With the Rhythm of the Rain in 1986 and Grandpa in 1986
Wynonna Judd, left, and Naomi Judd arrive at the CMT Music Awards on Monday, April 11, 2022, at the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.
Judd was due to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday
Naomi pictured at Universal City in March 2018
Naomi Judd, left, and Winona Judd of The Judds perform “Girls’ Night Out: Superstar Women of Country” in Las Vegas, April 4, 2011.
Winona Judd, left, and her mother, Naomi Judd of The Judds, performed during the halftime show at the Super Bowl XXVIII in Atlanta on January 30, 1994.
Judds also recently announced a farewell tour, the first by Naomi and Winona in more than a decade.
The short 10-date tour, produced by Sandbox Live and Live Nation, was scheduled to begin on September 30 in Grand Rapids, Michigan and end on October 28 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
“What I expect most is to celebrate Judd’s music with the fans,” Wynonna said in a statement when the tour was announced. “Mom and I have traveled a lot in the last 38 years and the fans have been with us through all this. This tour is a holiday for them.
Judd sang on television at the CMT Music Awards and walked the red carpet this month. The show aired live on CBS on April 11.
“It’s an honor to witness ‘Love Can Build a Bridge’ just a few weeks ago,” singer Maron Morris wrote on Twitter on Saturday.
Dolly Parton, Winona and Naomi Judd perform “Stand By Your Man” as part of the vocals of five female groups at the 35th Annual Academy Awards of Country Music
Judd backs President George W. Bush at a rally just before the 1992 presidential election.
Judd surrounds the legendary comedian Bob Hope and his wife Doloris
“This is heartbreaking news!” Naomi Judd was one of the nicest people I’ve ever known, “singer Travis Trit wrote on Twitter, noting that he worked with Judd several times on screen and during performances.
Born Diana Ellen Judd in Ashland, Kentucky, Naomi was working as a nurse in Nashville when she and Winona began singing together professionally. Their unique harmonies, together with elements of acoustic music, bluegrass and blues, highlight them in the genre of that time.
“We had such a touch of originality in what we were trying to do,” Naomi Judd told the AP after it was announced that they would join the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Judd released six studio albums and an EP between 1984 and 1991 and won nine Country Music Association Awards and seven from the Country Academy. They won a total of five Grammy Awards together for hits such as “Why Not Me” and “Give A Little Love”.
The Jews sang about family, faith in marriage, and the virtue of fidelity. Because Naomi looked so young, the two were mistaken for sisters early in their careers.
Judd and her husband Larry Strickland at a Musicares event in 2004
Sisters Judd with Natalie Cole and Lyle Lovett
Naomi with daughter Ashley Judd and husband Larry Strickland
They first caught attention when they sang at Ralph Emery’s morning show in the early 1980s, where the host called them The Soap Sisters because Naomi said she made her own soap.
Following the success of “Mom, He’s Crazy,” they won the Horizon CMA Awards in 1984. Naomi began her speech with the words “Hit the dog and spit in the fire!”
Daughter Ashley Judd is an actor known for her roles in films such as “Kiss the Girls”, “Double Jeopardy” and “Heat”.
Larry Strickland, who was Elvis Presley’s backup singer, was married to Naomi Judd for 32 years.
Judd is facing difficult times and struggling with depression, as she admitted in one of several books.
Larry Strickland, Naomi Judd, JT Hodges and Casey Hodges attend the private screening of “Christmas Stars” at the Franklin Theater on November 25, 2019.
Naomi and daughter Ashley at the 1997 Los Angeles Resurrection premiere
In her book, The River of Time: My Descent and How I Became Hopeful, she writes about the struggles of a single mother and a survivor of domestic and sexual violence.
Judd posted a photo on Instagram from a 2017 mental health conference seen here with Carlos Zarate Jr., head of the National Institute of Mental Health
She claims she went through nursing school to support her daughters before pursuing her dreams of Nashville with Wynonna to become Judd.
In her book, The River of Time: My Descent and How I Appeared with Hope, she writes about the struggles of a single mother and a survivor of domestic and sexual violence.
At the height of his popularity, Naomi survived the previously incurable hepatitis C virus and was cured five years after diagnosis.
After completing Judds’ last tour in 2011, she struggled with depression and anxiety through treatment.
She called River of Time “her touching message of hope to anyone whose life has been marked by trauma.”
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