Singer Mindy McCready found dead

20 replies
  • OFF TOPIC
  • |

The troubled country music and reality TV star has died from an apparent suicide. She was 37.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2013...ady-.html?_r=0

Mindy McCready Dies - Yahoo! omg!



Related: Mindy McCready’s boyfriend dies at 34
Producer/songwriter David Wilson was the father of McCready’s baby boy
By Phyllis Stark Jan 14, 2013 1:33PM
http://social.entertainment.msn.com/...5-deaf80a892a5
  • Profile picture of the author John Durham
    No Frickin way!
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7752345].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author bizgrower
    Very, very sad life. There's still one song of hers
    that stays in my mind. I can't recall the title or
    subject and it was not one of her bigger hits,
    but really, really beautiful vocals and man
    she held some notes.

    Dan
    Signature

    "If you think you're the smartest person in the room, then you're probably in the wrong room."

    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7754750].message }}
  • {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7754772].message }}
    • Profile picture of the author AprilCT
      She must have been terribly troubled. I've always felt that no matter what happens in life, there's always hope and no one can take that from me.
      {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7755079].message }}
  • {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7755273].message }}
    • Originally Posted by John Durham View Post

      Mcready's last interview.

      www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUYVErME4vM
      Interesting...there was no air date on that - was that just this last December?
      {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7755533].message }}
      • Profile picture of the author John Durham
        Originally Posted by MoneyMagnetMagnate View Post

        Interesting...there was no air date on that - was that just this last December?

        I dont know, I just looked up her last "performance" on Google, and found what was labeled as her last "interview".
        {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7755640].message }}
        • Originally Posted by John Durham View Post

          I dont know, I just looked up her last "performance" on Google, and found what was labeled as her last "interview".
          That interview must have been from 2011, as reflected in this announcement -
          Mindy McCready Welcomes Son Zayne
          Pregnancy Was Not Twins, As She’d Previously Announced
          By Phyllis Stark Apr 13, 2012 2:24AM
          Mindy McCready Welcomes Son Zayne
          {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7755876].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author Raydal
    That's sad for sure. I was just in here hometown a week
    ago. Seems that she has had a troubles past, so common
    to many "stars".

    -Ray Edwards
    Signature
    The most powerful and concentrated copywriting training online today bar none! Autoresponder Writing Email SECRETS
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7755821].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author thunderbird
    I don't know if this is true, but some say that Mindy McCready’s depression began after being repeatedly beaten, choked, and psychologically abused by her ex-boyfriend, Billy McKnight.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindy_McCready

    "In December 2003, she began dating aspiring singer William Patrick "Billy" McKnight. On May 8, 2005, McKnight was arrested and charged with attempted murder after beating and choking her.[6][14] After reporting to People magazine that she had cut ties with McKnight, McCready was found unconscious in a hotel lobby in Indian Rocks Beach, Florida, after attempting suicide in July 2005. "
    Signature

    Project HERE.

    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7755842].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author Sue McDonald
    Very sad now the children do not have a mother. She seemed to have a very painful past but she also had a lot going for her. Why not seek help before it gets to this.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7755976].message }}
    • Profile picture of the author thunderbird
      Originally Posted by Sue McDonald View Post

      Very sad now the children do not have a mother. She seemed to have a very painful past but she also had a lot going for her. Why not seek help before it gets to this.
      Mindy McCready experienced severe trauma at the hands of ex-boyfriend Billy McKnight who often beat her and tried to kill her. I'm not an expert of psychology but it looks to me like she might have been afflicted with post traumatic stress syndrome, along with the effects of drug addiction, and that Billy McKnight is largely responsible for her downward spiral that led to her suicide.
      Signature

      Project HERE.

      {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7755999].message }}
  • {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7756392].message }}
    • Profile picture of the author globalseopoint
      She is my favorite country music singer. it is really a bad news for me today. Rest in peace, Mindy.
      {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7756913].message }}
    • Profile picture of the author thunderbird
      That sure seems deranged and just introduces more questions about what was going on with her. What on earth would compel her to kill the dog? Was the dog sick, were her intentions purely malicious, or what? What or who else was she capable of killing?

      Here's one explanation on why she would kill her dog:
      http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-new...221325136.html
      "Dr. John Draper, the Director of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, agrees that such an act had nothing to do with the pet’s behavior.
      “One thing is for sure is that she was obviously feeling very close to her pet and that this wasn’t an act of hostility with her pet,” he tells omg!."
      Signature

      Project HERE.

      {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7767008].message }}
      • Profile picture of the author Kay King
        Not a hostile act? Tell that to the dog.
        Signature
        Saving one dog will not change the world - but the world changes forever for that one dog
        ***
        Please do not 'release balloons' for celebrations. The balloons and trailing ribbons entangle birds and kill wildlife and livestock that think the balloons are food.
        {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7767029].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author higherluv
    Not a fan of country music, but that's an utter tragedy - especially after what she went through. I wish peace and God's powerful hand on her 2 boys.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7765274].message }}
    • Profile picture of the author Kay King
      I don't have that level of sympathy, I guess. Everything she went through as an adult was of her own making.

      Drugs, drinking, bad relationships - those are choices people make. They can have tragic consequences - but they are choices. Unfortunately her sons were victims of those choices from the time they were born.
      Signature
      Saving one dog will not change the world - but the world changes forever for that one dog
      ***
      Please do not 'release balloons' for celebrations. The balloons and trailing ribbons entangle birds and kill wildlife and livestock that think the balloons are food.
      {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7766248].message }}
      • Profile picture of the author waterotter
        Originally Posted by Kay King View Post

        I don't have that level of sympathy, I guess. Everything she went through as an adult was of her own making.

        Drugs, drinking, bad relationships - those are choices people make. They can have tragic consequences - but they are choices. Unfortunately her sons were victims of those choices from the time they were born.
        I agree with you Kay, 100%. She signed herself into hospital/rehab(?) then signed herself out the following day. She needed help.

        What a legacy to leave your kids.
        {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7766303].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author bizgrower
    Interesting note: The dog she killed belonged to the boyfriend who died about a month or two ago. She left other dogs alone.

    I think a lot of people have to get out of their turmoil and manure and away from the sources of their turmoil and manure. Then get educated and used to what's healthy and not healthy before they truly can make the smart and right choices. And, they have to want to change. Takes a while for an ocean liner to turn around.

    Hopefully her boys won't have to go through much more crap and will have happy and productive lives.

    Dan
    Signature

    "If you think you're the smartest person in the room, then you're probably in the wrong room."

    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7768354].message }}

Trending Topics