Gary Allan photo courtesy of MCA Nashville.
Gary Allan speaks out on his wife’s suicide in an article that will appear in the new issue of People magazine, which hits newsstands tomorrow. This marks the first time he has publicly discussed the tragedy since it happened in October of 2004.
Gary reveals that Angela suffered from depression, but was never properly treated for the condition because it always seemed to start with allergy-related migraines. In the article, he shares in detail the events that led to his wife’s death.
He remembers her acting very “out of character” when he returned home from taking their children to a Halloween party. He had tucked the kids in for the night and watched TV until about midnight before going into the bedroom “to be close to her in case she needed something.” Angela asked him to check on one of the kids, and he said, “I just put them to bed, everyone’s fine.” Moments later, she said, “Would you go get me a Coke? I feel like I’m sick.” Shortly after he walked to the kitchen, Gary heard a loud pop. “It sounded like she had thrown something,” he says. “I had a gun safe underneath the bed and she had taken the pistol, stuck it in her mouth and pulled the trigger. She was on the bed. She was gone.”
Gary says immediately after Angela died, he couldn’t write and was a mess, but slowly discovered music was his “only real escape,” adding, “It became like a therapy.” Though he refused at first, Allan eventually took medication for his own depression and says it worked for him. Regarding the children, who attended counseling sessions with Gary, he says, “It’s a scar they’ll always carry, but I think everyone is going to land on their feet.”
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Gary Allen is far one of the best country artists out there!!!!!!!!!! I love "Best I ever had" along with "Smoke Rings in the Dark". I put him, Brad Paisley and Josh Turner on the top of the list.
I am so tired of the superstars like Taylor Swift, Kelli Pickler and etc. There are true
country music singers out there such as Gary Allen, Zack Brown Band, Easton Corbin and etc. They are not getting whats due them with the the media. There are so many good singers out there it hard to give credit where it due, but Gary Allen is one of the best.
what a heartbreak! gary has been through a lot, and his music keeps him going. i love his songs.
I love your videos and i love listening to your music it is really good
gary allen is a really down to earth guy.he sings from the heart.not to mention he is one of the sexiest men around.
As a singer/songwriter, Gary Allan is one of my top influences, and he is the most underrated country artist out there today. Everyone is going on Taylor Swift, but it's artists like him, Jamey Johnson, Eric Church, etc, that keep the true country flame burning.
Gary Allen is such a superstar! My son Jonathan was such a fan of his.afterseeing Gary performing after his loss and knowing how my son loved his song Watchin Airplanes we had it played as the last song at of my sons funeral. now everytime i see an airplane in the sky I think of my "Jonny" and know hes up there watching me! Garys song helps me everday even if i dont hear it! Keep holding your head high and devote more of you to your kids and eveyone will make it through a very heartbreaking time