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Kid Cudi Reflects on Near-Fatal Drug Overdose & Suicidal Thoughts: ‘I Was Not Planning to Live’
NEW YORK, AUG 6 – Kid Cudi reveals how cocaine addiction and isolation nearly ended his life, with his memoir offering a candid look at mental health struggles behind his fame.
- Kid Cudi, also known as Scott Mescudi, will release his memoir titled Cudi: The Memoir on August 12, detailing a near-fatal drug overdose and suicidal thoughts.
- The memoir reflects on Cudi's struggles circa 2010 while working on Man on the Moon II and later during 2015’s Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven when he contemplated suicide.
- Cudi writes about being paralyzed after doing cocaine alone in his New York apartment, crawling on the floor, and feeling at peace with dying amidst creative and personal turmoil.
- He states, “You made great music that people loved,” but adds, “But this is the end,” and reveals he was Googling exit bags after sessions and planning to die.
- The memoir serves as a sobering reminder of silent struggles behind fame and may offer insight into mental health and substance abuse battles he overcame.
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Kid Cudi Talks Near Fatal Overdose & Suicidal Thoughts In Memoir Excerpt
Source: Arturo Holmes / Getty The face of modern, emo sing-songy rap was Kid Cudi. And with his memoir dropping soon, he is ready to get even deeper. The Cleveland, Ohio rapper has never shied away from rapping about depressive states and drug use, and in a new excerpt from his book given to GQ, he explained how the mix of the two almost led to him taking his own life. He said the moment came about a year after his debut album, Man On The Moon,…
Kid Cudi Details Near-Fatal Overdose And Suicidal Ideation In New Memoir
Kid Cudi is revealing the details of his near-fatal overdose. In his upcoming memoir, Cudi, described the fateful night when he was alone at his New York apartment in Tribeca, where he indulged in copious amounts of cocaine and that he “cryedg for hours.” “I was at peace with dying,” Cudi writes, according to GQ, before he collapsed to the floor, almost comatose. “‘You made great music that people loved,’ I thought. ‘But this is the end.’” He …
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