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#1 I hated waking up. It was a struggle to face life, and I saw no way out other than through death. I had been battling depression for years, and I thought about suicide almost daily.

#2 I was extremely depressed, and I didn't know how to express my pain. I was afraid of what it would mean to lose my voice, but part of my depression was rooted in not knowing why my voice had deteriorated.

#3 I had come to resent the group for a number of reasons. I felt like I was being used, and I didn't have a problem making money, but that trip sealed for me just how far we had fallen as a group and how useless I had become to everyone around me.

#4 I was not feeling music at the time, but I had been a music lover my entire life. The only song I listened to was a soft-pop ballad by Sarah McLachlan called Angel. It kept me serene even when life was difficult.