‘I Was Dizzy With Loneliness’: Cher Reflects On Her Complicated Marriage To Sonny Bono And The Time She Contemplated Suicide

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As I reflect on Cher’s poignant narrative of her tumultuous marriage to Sonny Bono, I can’t help but be moved by her raw and honest account of their love story gone awry. Having followed her career since my days as a bell-bottomed, flower-power hippie, I’ve always admired Cher for her resilience, her strength, and her unapologetic spirit.

In a rapid courtship, Cher and Sonny Bono found themselves married unexpectedly. Initially, they seemed to be deeply in love, having once shared a home as roommates. Yet, after their marriage, cracks began to show, with some of the problems stemming from Bono’s infidelities and domineering, abusive behavior.

In the upcoming autobiography bearing her name, the singer candidly discussed the hardships of her initial marriage, reminiscing about feelings of solitude it invoked. “I found myself, at the age of twenty-six, trapped in a marriage devoid of love,” she penned. The award-winning artist divulged anecdotes from a dismal night in 1972.

Sonny helped me gain a car and belief in myself to become the person my mom predicted I’d be, but then he no longer cared,” she expressed. Cher remembered standing on the balcony of our shared apartment, barefoot, feeling hollow. “I was reeling from solitude,” she continued.

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2024-11-24 21:23