In volume 1 of his autobiography, released on November 19 and entitled Cher : The Memoir, Part 1the interpreter of Believe was told like never before. In a relationship with Sonny Bono whom she met in 1962 when she was only 16 and he was 27, their story was checkered. They married in 1964 and then formed the duo Sonny & Cher, which enjoyed dazzling success with their first hit, “I Got You Babe” in 1965. Ten years later, the couple eventually divorced and tore custody of their only son: Chaz. In her autobiography, Cher described contemplating suicide several times during her years of marriage to Sonny. Our colleagues at People magazine reported: “Despite their productive professional partnership, Cher writes that Bono controlled her – and she began to feel 'trapped' in what she calls a 'loveless marriage'”.
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The singer then recounted that in 1972, then aged 26, and traveling to Las Vegas for work, she thought of the worst. “I was dizzy with loneliness. I saw how easy it would be to go over the edge [du balcon de sa chambre d’hôtel] and just disappear. For a few crazy minutes, I couldn't imagine any other option. I did it five or six times.”she admitted. She ultimately did not put her idea into practice and finally realized that she could simply break up with her husband. “I don't have to jump. I can just leave him”she writes in her book.
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