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 Post subject: Taking an eye off Houston
PostPosted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 10:40 pm 
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R&B Singer Houston Gouges His Eye Out After Failed Suicide Attempt

02/02/2005 5:00 PM, LAUNCH
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R&B singer Houston, whose full name is Houston Summers IV, reportedly gouged out one of his eyes after a failed suicide attempt in a London hotel. MTV.com reports that last Thursday (January 27), the singer attempted to commit suicide by jumping off of the hotel balcony but was stopped by his security team. Houston then locked himself into a bathroom and gouged one of his eyes out. The singer was in Europe for a string of performances.

Details are still sketchy but on Wednesday (February 2), the singer's label, Capitol Records, released the following statement, "Our thoughts and prayers are with Houston during this tragic time."

The Los Angeles-based singer released his debut album, It's Already Written, last August. The set was certified gold for sales of 500,000 copies and featured the hit, "I Like That" featuring Chingy, Nate Dogg, and I-20.

When LAUNCH spoke to the singer last year, he explained that singing was in his blood. He said: "Been singing all my life. Pops is a singer, I'm the Fourth. You know he's Houston Summers the Third. You know he used to sing with Marvin Gaye back in the day. He used to do those background vocals. He was on the radio, so it's basically in my blood. Music is what I thirst for you know as well as God."
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That's pretty sick, but he's no Bushwick Bill.

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shiv Wrote:
That's pretty sick, but he's no Bushwick Bill.

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I'm thinking it must have been drug-fueled if he went for an eye instead of trying a second suicide attempt. Either that or some subconcious loathing of himself. Or both.
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I was hoping Whitney was involved somehow...

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were you wondering what it looked like?

pretty disgusting, but probably safe for work
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Who?



Oh...so that's who Krazy Eye Killa is... :roll:
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I have no idea who Houston is? Am I too indie?
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This is not Howard Stern's favorite person named Houston.
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now, if all r&b singers would follow....
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Dalen Wrote:
now, if all r&b singers would follow....


Hey, now. I like Maxwell. And there's some old 60's dudes I want to live forever. And ever.
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I have no idea who Houston is? Am I too indie?


Maybe. His single is pretty good though.
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