Chiodos Frontman Attempts Suicide

The troubled frontman attempted a drugs overdose at his Michigan home on July 20 and has subsequently checked into an undisclosed mental health facility.

A post on Craig Owens' (Chiodos) website was recently removed, it originally read as follows:

"so, after an attempted overdose early yesterday morning, i found myself awake in the emergency room around 8 - 12 hours later.

however, don’t worry about me, i’m fine. i am being checked into a mental clinic beginning tomorrow at 8 am.

i’d like to apologize to everyone at Power Chord Academy, for me not being able to make it to speak to all of the kids tomorrow in Chicago. i promise to make it up, the best that i can and hopefully will be able to reschedule the entire event.

wish me luck, and let’s hope that i learn from this, and that i am able get out very soon.

craig.

Owens has now been referred to a mental clinic where he is currently being set for recovery before returning to play with Chiodos in the States starting August 10th.

Comments

[the boogieman]

seems like everyone is attempting to commit suicide these days

its sort of ****ed up

[xDeadReckoningx]

Wow...I had an ounce of respect for Craig. That's gone now. Chiodos is amazing but...seriously Craig?

EPIC FAIL

[Chiodosrules_54]

dude....i like chiodos, but now that craig did this???
idk.

[rasinañte]

I dont think he was bragging about it. I would do anything to get out of speaking at power chord academy too though.

[JRazzle]

his post in a nutshell is pretty much saying "you need to care about me."

[HoldYourColour]

i know a lot of people that like Chiodos

this is rather pathetic, and people will be disappointed

[JRazzle]

he didn't mess it up, he didn't want to die, he wanted attention.

[columbus]

wow that makes 3 posts for JRazzle in the same day. You obviously care about him if you keep responding. I can't wait to see what he has cooking up for post number 4. Yeah i was pretty sure this was going to happen sometime in this guys life. I met him at a show once and he was pretty nice but whatever.

[Mud Martian]

Don't know the guy or his band, but I hope he gets through it. Been there and know what it's like.

[89cruefan]

must have needed attention badly.
1) i didnt even know who he was
2) i didnt even know the band
3) fail

[Theta]

All of the people who are saying, "oh, hes such an emo" and "how do you mess up killing yourself, EMO!" need to grow up. First of all, he's obviously got some mental issues, hence the checking into a mental facility. Second of all, it was a drug overdose. You can't control whether or not it will kill you.

Now, i'm not defending his actions in anyway. I think suicide isn't the answer to things. But seriously, some ignorant people need to grow up for once.

Checked.

I've had to warn a lot of people already, you all need to learn some respect and just keep your mouth shut when you clearly have no idea what you're talking about.

[brokenairguitar]

You guys are horrible. I don't know the frontman or the band at all, but you guys are the worst kind of ugly. How dare you make light of something like this. Even if it is for attention, you have no way to discern that from the post. His situation should be treated as delicately as if he actually committed suicide. Society filled with people like you all is the reason we live in such a hate-filled world. Grow up and give life some respect.

[Liam Alan]

That statement sound of half ass setiment. He didn't even sound remotely sincere. I am fine...going to check into a mental clinic...la de da. Just like cruefan says sounds like someone was looking for precious attention. Well he got it. BE fore this I didn't even know of a Chiodos. Now I know the frontman is a douche.

[moodster]

"this article is 52% spam-free"

Woah


But really, I think it says a lot about an individual if they try to attempt suicide. For me, it shows that they're pretty much cowardly, they don't have the courage to face up to the horrors of life that the other 6+ Billion people on earth face every single day.

And to those guy making emo jokes, stfu, we've all been depressed before.

[SideshowRaven24]

xDeadReckoningx wrote:

Wow...I had an ounce of respect for Craig. That's gone now. Chiodos is amazing but...seriously Craig?

EPIC FAIL

awww come on now. I'm a huge Chiodos fan, not that makes any difference, but he's clearly troubled. Just leave the man be and hope he gets better. We don't need any more dead rockstars.

[Friendly Stoat]

I can't believe the ignorance and childishness of some of you pricks.

[14shadesofblue]

I would try to fake suicide too to get out of speaking at power chord academy.

[MeGaDeth2314]

SideshowRaven24 wrote:

xDeadReckoningx wrote:

Wow...I had an ounce of respect for Craig. That's gone now. Chiodos is amazing but...seriously Craig?

EPIC FAIL


awww come on now. I'm a huge Chiodos fan, not that makes any difference, but he's clearly troubled. Just leave the man be and hope he gets better. We don't need any more dead rockstars.

He's clearly NOT troubled. Nobody who is mentally disturbed enough to try and kill themselves posts it on their website the next day and says "don't worry about me, i'm fine, i'm checking into a mental hospital and everything will be ok!" They're usually a little too preoccupied being, you know, depressed/insane.

[zekk]

There needs to be an IQ test to allow people to use the internet. Some of you people are ****ing moronic and plain disrespectful. Keep your opinions of weither he did it for the attention or not to yourself, because YOU have no way of knowing.

[dan_d_superman]

i lol'd, his words don't even sound phased with the situation. must be the depressants

[zekk]

MeGaDeth2314 wrote:

SideshowRaven24 wrote:

xDeadReckoningx wrote:

Wow...I had an ounce of respect for Craig. That's gone now. Chiodos is amazing but...seriously Craig?

EPIC FAIL


awww come on now. I'm a huge Chiodos fan, not that makes any difference, but he's clearly troubled. Just leave the man be and hope he gets better. We don't need any more dead rockstars.

He's clearly NOT troubled. Nobody who is mentally disturbed enough to try and kill themselves posts it on their website the next day and says "don't worry about me, i'm fine, i'm checking into a mental hospital and everything will be ok!" They're usually a little too preoccupied being, you know, depressed/insane.

Some people actually DO realize when they have a problem and seek out help for it, and in another way it is some peoples nature to tell others not to worry about them.

[aunt jemima]

SideshowRaven24 wrote:

xDeadReckoningx wrote:

Wow...I had an ounce of respect for Craig. That's gone now. Chiodos is amazing but...seriously Craig?

EPIC FAIL


awww come on now. I'm a huge Chiodos fan, not that makes any difference, but he's clearly troubled. Just leave the man be and hope he gets better. We don't need any more dead rockstars.

amen, people need to quit making assumptions about suicide in general. i'd bet money that not a single person on this forum who's flaming Craig for this has ever had one bit of experience with suicide.
i personally don't care why he tried, the fact is that he did it and he recognized that something was wrong. hence, the mental health facility. best wishes to him.

[eddyh138]

well you know he was only doing it for attention because as you can see, in his attempt he FAILED.

any person that actually trying to committ suicide would have either jumped off a building or stuck a knife in their heart or something. anything that was a guaranteed death.

P.S. anyone who's all lk "aww man ur F*ed up! screw you" and try to debate, you can suck one

[joker_thief]

some people have some deep issues and some of you are obviously to deep in your own shit to realize that it can happen to anyone from blue collar joe to a billionare. it's sad to see people abusing the anonymity of the internet to criticize the flaws of someone the don't even know while they're clearly not perfect.

[GuitarHero0715]

=[

[HandT]

I don't like the band, but it is ridiculous for so many of you commenting here to be so disrespectul when the guy is obviously troubled. Yeah, I expected it, but it is still disappointing.

[pacificblue]

being depressed is different to suffering bad times in your life. depression is a mental condition, and it sounds like a lot of the kids posting here don't realise this. wise up. i hope the guy gets the help that he needs.

[GuitarHero0715]

Craig seemed like a really nice guy when I met him, but you could kinda feel a little sadness when he spoke.

[BHC zoley]

They were playing with protest back in April/May when they unexpectedly canceled shows due to family emergency. could have something to do with this methinks?

[Saofan12]

such a good singer but this worries me a bit, seems like a cry for attention but im a huge fan and it hasnt tainted my opinion of chiodos at all

[the agony scene]

more irony than a staple sandwich

[valentinezxifax]

JRazzle wrote:

he didn't mess it up, he didn't want to die, he wanted attention.

bingo.

[lextexrex]

Michigan? I'm from Michigan!!! I don't drink or do drugs, but I can see where suicide comes from.

[Dirtydeeds468]

MeGaDeth2314 wrote:

SideshowRaven24 wrote:

xDeadReckoningx wrote:

Wow...I had an ounce of respect for Craig. That's gone now. Chiodos is amazing but...seriously Craig?

EPIC FAIL


awww come on now. I'm a huge Chiodos fan, not that makes any difference, but he's clearly troubled. Just leave the man be and hope he gets better. We don't need any more dead rockstars.

He's clearly NOT troubled. Nobody who is mentally disturbed enough to try and kill themselves posts it on their website the next day and says "don't worry about me, i'm fine, i'm checking into a mental hospital and everything will be ok!" They're usually a little too preoccupied being, you know, depressed/insane.

I'm going to have to agree with you there.

[fiftysteps]

I have a successful band and doing good in life, there are hundreds if not thousands of other youngsters that would like to be in my shoes right now, let me just throw it all away.

Pathetic.

[Tatakai!]

I'm glad he's ok. I just hope he gets out of it ok.

[jonathanonfire]

wow. you people have no sympathy/empathy.
you don't know if it was really for the attention or not.
i personally don't like chiodos at all really, but i'm not gonna knock on someones suicide attempt or mental health. that's just ****ed up. you're not that cool.

[mrfinkle213]

Alright, so he tried to overdose. Big deal, doesn't change his music. I still plan to see them on October 2nd.

[E V H 5150]

Attempting suicide- or even succeeding at it, if it can be called that- does not imply weakness. It does not imply cowardice. It implies nothing. We can't tell why he did what he did. Fact is, he did, and he needs help.

Suicide is the "ultimate solution" and maybe he thought that things in his life were so terrible that suicide was the only way out. Whatever the case is, most of the things people are saying should be kept to themselves. It is a selfish act, but one factor into suicide is attention. Not necessarily from fans or the world or anything like that, but from the people close to him. His family, friends, stuff like that.

[mrfinkle213]

I mean, think about it, if Dimebag had tried this, the entire website woulda been in tears over it.

[DeadXsouls]

So, I'm just trying to figure out how all you people know whether or not he was sincere. You didn't hear him, you don't know what the **** was going through his head. Stop acting like you know the guy. He obviously has something wrong in the head if they're putting him in a mental health clinic for almost a month. Seriously guys, be more ****ing respectful.

[oddhawk676]

I hate the Ciodos but Craig seems like a friendly fellow, doing stuff with kids at camp and all.

[The Spoon]

Damn that sucks. I hope he gets better. But i would think someone like him wouldnt want to commit suicide.

[travd92]

it seems like people are getting weaker and weaker in today's society and can't overcome their personal problems. its sad.

[Gibson_SG_uzr55]

Well, at least he didn't die, hopefully he gets well.


And I can't believe so many *******s came in here.

[ImagineTheThorn]

eddyh138 wrote:

well you know he was only doing it for attention because as you can see, in his attempt he FAILED.

any person that actually trying to committ suicide would have either jumped off a building or stuck a knife in their heart or something. anything that was a guaranteed death.

P.S. anyone who's all lk "aww man ur F*ed up! screw you" and try to debate, you can suck one

That's not true. Jumping off a building, or stabbing yourself takes a tremendous amount of courage, and that persons last hour, odds are they dont have that much. Which is why drug overdoses are so common.

[SideshowRaven24]

mrfinkle213 wrote:

I mean, think about it, if Dimebag had tried this, the entire website woulda been in tears over it.

you are a very wise man.

[The-13roken]

I think it's ridiculous how he was supposed to speak with kids at power chord academy... I mean seriously is that the kind of person you want speaking to your kids about something... talk about setting a bad example...

[SideshowRaven24]

Dreaming-V wrote:

LOL I never heard of the band and i thought this band was emo cuz of the news, so i wikied the band and guess wut the genre said....EMO

agh grow the hell up, man.

[sebbsmith]

Fuck.

Even if you don't like them, don't be a dick about it. He's a human being, just troubled.

[MakeItWitChu]

Only cool people try to kill themselves..


just kidding..

[Alexishxc1337]

strat0blaster wrote:

See kids? Playing bad music over a period of years really DOES catch up to you eventually.

Grow up.

That's really a shame though, I hope he recovers.
Doesn't really seem like the type of guy to attempt it though =/

[MetalHead324]

wow.... attempted suicide is like the biggest fail you can have lol

[isomniac19]

why is everybody making light of this. what if craig actually died? would you all still be sayin he did it for attention? you guys need to show him some respect and hope, for him, that he doesn't try this again and he gets help so that he can continue living his life.

checked

[punk_mike_88]

I kinda had a feeling this would occur after reading that interview he did with Blender. He said he use to date a girl and when they hung out, they'd cut themselves. I'm not even joking, google it or something.

[Six_One_Zipp]

isomniac19 wrote:

why is everybody making light of this. what if craig actually died? would you all still be sayin he did it for attention? you guys need to show him some respect and hope, for him, that he doesn't try this again and he gets help so that he can continue living his life.

Why should I show respect for someone who tried to kill himself?

This guy fails. He's in a pretty successful band, he's making good money (judging by all the Chiodos merch I see in my school), and he tries to throw it all away just because he's a little depressed. IMO I should LOSE respect for this guy, not gain it.

[MetalWhiteRoses]

He's clearly NOT troubled. Nobody who is mentally disturbed enough to try and kill themselves posts it on their website the next day and says "don't worry about me, i'm fine, i'm checking into a mental hospital and everything will be ok!" They're usually a little too preoccupied being, you know, depressed/insane.

Its not like anyone has a PR Rep in this country and his signature is on it too it had to be him who typed these words on the website it could never have been anyone else. right? all you stupid people who think you know what youre talking about please stop breathing for the good of all man kind and please stop saying hes a coward hes obviously going through a tough time and all you people who think you know him and have never even met him shut up, even if you met him once at a show you dont know him, neither do I but even if he is a crazy emo failure no one deserves to be scrutinized by a bunch of people who a re worth less than dirt

[DeadXsouls]

Six_One_Zipp wrote:

isomniac19 wrote:

why is everybody making light of this. what if craig actually died? would you all still be sayin he did it for attention? you guys need to show him some respect and hope, for him, that he doesn't try this again and he gets help so that he can continue living his life.

Why should I show respect for someone who tried to kill himself?

This guy fails. He's in a pretty successful band, he's making good money (judging by all the Chiodos merch I see in my school), and he tries to throw it all away just because he's a little depressed. IMO I should LOSE respect for this guy, not gain it.

Clinical Depression is a disease, and if they put him in a mental institution, then he obviously has it.

[mosh_rocker2006]

isomniac19 :
why is everybody making light of this. what if craig actually died? would you all still be sayin he did it for attention? you guys need to show him some respect and hope, for him, that he doesn't try this again and he gets help so that he can continue living his life.
POSTED: 07/24/2008 - 124 pm / quote |

Obviously most people don't want a human being to die, but when a human being tries to take their life and end it....then that just ruins the gift of life that we have. So it's not like i want the person dead. But the truth is anyone that wants to kill themselves is just stupid. Nothing...NOTHING in life is that bad to take away something as great as life. So hopefully he'll get better and maybe end up being a good example.

[Mental Hop]

Isomnica19 has a point. If he did kill himself there would have been 400 people going, "Aw RIP dude." "I never heard of him but RIP" Personally I think he's stupid and if he died I would have been one of the few who wouldn't have cared at all.

[goon316]

The fact that he wrote something like that shows it was probably more about attention than anything. Pretty sad, I hope for his sake he finds a difference avanue to get attension in the future because I'm sure he has other people in his life that would be very affected by his death.

[DeadXsouls]

goon316 wrote:

The fact that he wrote something like that shows it was probably more about attention than anything. Pretty sad, I hope for his sake he finds a difference avanue to get attension in the future because I'm sure he has other people in his life that would be very affected by his death.

Well, he has a different avenue for attention.

It's called his band dumbass.

That post was for the fans that would be wondering why he's missing shows.

He wanted people to hear it from him, instead of from some shitty site like absolutepunk.com

[Nilpferdkoenig]

Failing at suicide is like failing at failing.

[RunawayKaren]

1) Chiodos is terrible.
2) Suicide isn't hard to commit at all, How the hell did he fail at that? And on top of failing he's seemed to have gotten over it just enough to post it on a website! If I failed at something as easy as that I wouldn't want to talk about it. And as much as I hate to agree with the moronic emo bashing faggots, This craig sounds like he was looking for attention.

[randyaintdead82]

eddyh138 :
well you know he was only doing it for attention because as you can see, in his attempt he FAILED.

any person that actually trying to committ suicide would have either jumped off a building or stuck a knife in their heart or something. anything that was a guaranteed death.

im guessing you dont remember what Kurt did did you?
no, he was depressed alright if hes tryin to get attention he wont get help and hed do it all over again but he is so hes doin the right thing

[sowhat360]

Theta wrote:

All of the people who are saying, "oh, hes such an emo" and "how do you mess up killing yourself, EMO!" need to grow up. First of all, he's obviously got some mental issues, hence the checking into a mental facility. Second of all, it was a drug overdose. You can't control whether or not it will kill you.

Now, i'm not defending his actions in anyway. I think suicide isn't the answer to things. But seriously, some ignorant people need to grow up for once.

first of all, the you cant control if a drug overdose will kill you or not line is false. if you want to kill yourself by taking drugs you don't take enough to hover around the possibly dead limit, you take a shitload and call it a day.

second of all, this guy is taking this way to casual. if he was really trying to comit suicide he probably would have written another kind of note, not an apology letter to the fans.

[badfish2829]

It's a shame it happened, especially cause he's a talented musician. At the same time, he did it to himself.

You're in a famous band, making music for a living. Living out your dream, WHEN YOU ARE ON TOP OF THE WORLD...Don't Jump!

[sebbsmith]

RunawayKaren wrote:

1) Chiodos is terrible.
2) Suicide isn't hard to commit at all, How the hell did he fail at that? And on top of failing he's seemed to have gotten over it just enough to post it on a website! If I failed at something as easy as that I wouldn't want to talk about it. And as much as I hate to agree with the moronic emo bashing faggots, This craig sounds like he was looking for attention.

If its so simple, why don't you do it?

[mmm_watcha_say]

Wow I never thought he was really that messed up.

But then again some of their music videos are pretty weird/trippy.

[Melodic_Rocker]

i guess what drove him to it was listening to his own music

[tom0466]

I think it's funny how people think suicide is easy. A lot of people just pull a trigger or jump. Seriously, how ignorant can you be? It takes a lot to do that or even attempt it. Everyone saying he should have died or is a failure, you're frickin dicks. You have no idea what you're talking about. I hope Craig gets better. God bless him.

[Trivium!]

So if a famous musician commits suicide and succeeds they get 20x the fame and no disrespect, but when they fail they have to get made fun of by a bunch of kids who think they know what they're talking about online?

[RunawayKaren]

sebbsmith wrote:

If its so simple, why don't you do it?

What the ****. Was that supposed to be a comeback or some type of attempt at being funny?

[aedmiston]

taking the easy way out
spineless fag

[DeadXsouls]

RunawayKaren wrote:

sebbsmith wrote:

If its so simple, why don't you do it?What the ****. Was that supposed to be a comeback or some type of attempt at being funny?

Yea. at your bullshit comments.

[DeadXsouls]

IRONMAIDENTLICA wrote:

Better luck on your attempt next time craig...



Seriously who gives a shit.

A lot of people.

Not only people who like Chiodos, but people who are sensitive enough to human life to know that a person needs help. He is getting that help, and hopefully will not try this again.

[whitesummer527]

don't like the band, don't know the guy. All i can say is i can see why someone would wanna kill themselves in a world like today and to the people who call him a fag and stuff, its people like you who help make this world a f**ked up place. I totally agree with Trivium!

[theone0103]

This guy is the nicest band member of any band that I've ever met, he was always cheerful and happy to see people. It's rather surprising he would ever want to commit suicide. For the type of music they have, his attitude is rather different. He's also in the band Cinematic Sunrise that was quite different from the "emo-esque" sound of Chiodos.

[TheVeneGuy]

I just love how they put a band aid on his forehead. I'm laughing

[slaptasticdave]

I'm glad he's ok and I hoe he gets the help he needs, maybe he'll even stop making bad music.

[LetsGoRedskins]

I have no idea who this guy is, but if you wanna actually kill yourself you'll do it. This guy is just getting the attention he wanted

[MetalOblivion93]

mrfinkle213 wrote:

I mean, think about it, if Dimebag had tried this, the entire website woulda been in tears over it.

Yes, you are indeed a very wise man.

[Dear Juliet!]

Why do half of you people find this humerous?
There is nothing funny about an attempted scuicide.
No he did not do it for attention. And some of the things about it are pretty sketchy. But this guy has some serious problems and that is nothing to laugh about.
God gave him an amazing voice. And he doesn't understand it. Why don't you people quit making fun of him and pray for him?

[skyfire322]

He's just an attention *****. With the amount of young kids that listen to this "band", it's a little scary that he did this. What kind of message is it sending to the young, aspiring musicians? I used to have the smallest ounce of respect for them, and that's out the window now.

I guess the good thing is that he's getting help.

[silentdob]

mrfinkle213 wrote:

I mean, think about it, if Dimebag had tried this, the entire website woulda been in tears over it.

Agreed 100%. The only reason most of these asses are being asses is because his music is considered emo/screamo and he isnt a guitar "legend".

[PleasantStreets]

The letter seems to be half-assed written by Craig or whoever representing him.

The tone of the letter doesn't sound so serious, and that's why people come and bash Craig's action.

If you want people to be serious about it, Craig, or the PR rep, make it sound serious, rather than a half ass emo shit failing at suicide.

[Roedy0309]

MetalHead324 wrote:

wow.... attempted suicide is like the biggest fail you can have lol

ya why dont they just take it like a man and put a gun to the head like cobains did?

[--Holy--Diver--]

i would be shameful if i had a failed attempted suicide.i think if i were as famous as him, i won't post in the internet or media for about a month.you know, to get to realize wtf i just did.but this guy, wow, not a day passed and he is clearly typing in his keyboard. i mean. wow.

[mtl's_god]

haha you guys are ****ing pathetic..if he really did it for attention then why are you giving it to him? what exactly would be the point in getting attention from attempting suicide?

[hollywood_scene]

while the post that craig wrote may seem "casual", we have no idea what he's thinking/feeling. So people really can't write him off like that...

and why would he do it for attention anyway? his band is pretty succesful.

and i can't believe that some people are making jokes like that about this. if your best friend did this, would you say "you're doing it for attention" or make a joke about why they did it and how they "failed"?
of course you wouldn't! you're just saying that and making jokes and stuff because you don't like craig/chiodos. which is dumb.

grow up.

[barnickd]

brokenairguitar wrote:

You guys are horrible. I don't know the frontman or the band at all, but you guys are the worst kind of ugly. How dare you make light of something like this. Even if it is for attention, you have no way to discern that from the post. His situation should be treated as delicately as if he actually committed suicide. Society filled with people like you all is the reason we live in such a hate-filled world. Grow up and give life some respect.

Lol. The lead singer sure didn't give life any repect when he attempted suicide. I don't care what the reason is. Trying to through away essentially the best and only gift humans have is the worst ****ing disgrace anyone can through upon themselves, and by what he put in his blog it seems he is just like whatever. Fuck that guy and all i can say is better luck nextime. And society filled with people like you treating this situation as delicately as possible and advocating pampering the victim is the reason this bullshit will probably happen again, or why thousands of people have to die before we finally say this is enough and we do something about it. Sometimes situations cannot be handled delicately.

[Colton165]

oh my god... the drugs didnt work. now i have to listen to the crappy girlish falsetto vocals blaring from the emo kids cars in the parking lot at school... yay... WHY DIDNT IT WORK!?

[Flying Couch]

MetalHead324 wrote:

wow.... attempted suicide is like the biggest fail you can have lol

No, I'm afraid you've one-upped it with this post.

It's not cool, what he's done. He needs to get his shit together, and get out of the spotlight till he does.

rasinañte wrote:

I dont think he was bragging about it. I would do anything to get out of speaking at power chord academy too though.

Ha! That made me laugh.

[Skuzzmo]

Fuck me, some of you people are so ****ing narrow minded. If it's for attention or not the guy's in trouble and needs help.

When the time comes and the shit hits YOUR fan, you're low and you need help I really hope that you don't come across some of these shallow ****s in here.

Compassion? What's that then?

Tossers

[TJM2482]

First Fallout Boy, now this dude. What scream/pop/emo failure is going to try to kill himself next? Hawthorne Heights?

[RunawayKaren]

DeadXsouls wrote:

RunawayKaren wrote:

sebbsmith wrote:

If its so simple, why don't you do it?What the ****. Was that supposed to be a comeback or some type of attempt at being funny?

Yea. at your bullshit comments.

Wow. Struck a nerve?

[Shayne777]

who's chidios?

[UOfan777]

TJM2482 wrote:

First Fallout Boy, now this dude. What scream/pop/emo failure is going to try to kill himself next? Hawthorne Heights?

well Casey did die. but he didnt kill himself...serious business dude.

and im kina mad now cause Chiodos was playing like 20 minutes away from my house. i guess not anymore.

i wish Craig the best.

[goneshootin]

i dont give a damn who this is.. attempting suicide is no way to set an example to anyone.. especially kids

[ticklemeemo]

Jesus, I would think you guys would be a little more understanding about this. After all, their guitarist can sweep! :O

By the way, who knows if he even wrote that on the site? It may have been a publicist or a band mate trying to deflect negative attention.

[mobious128]

Shayne777 wrote:

who's chidios?

Don't look them up, it's like an audio goatse.

[0h The Horror]

RunawayKaren :
DeadXsouls wrote:

RunawayKaren wrote:

sebbsmith wrote:

If its so simple, why don't you do it?What the ****. Was that supposed to be a comeback or some type of attempt at being funny?

Yea. at your bullshit comments.
Wow. Struck a nerve?

Epic troll ^^.
Anywho, Chiodos is a good band. Craig has a lot of money, if he wants to buy drugs with it and kill himself, leave him alone. He already said he was over it.

[Infamou$17]

As much as Craig's voice makes me want to rip my ears off in disgust, this is still not something to joke about

[Wonthefu]

I bet Nathan Winneke was happy to hear this!

[frusciante_50]

xDeadReckoningx wrote:

Wow...I had an ounce of respect for Craig. That's gone now. Chiodos is amazing but...seriously Craig?

EPIC FAIL

Did you really just reply "EPIC FAIL" to a suicide story? You really are a sorry excuse for a human being. Sorry to hear about this.

[pinkfloydfish]

strat0blaster wrote:

See kids? Playing bad music over a period of years really DOES catch up to you eventually.


In all seriousness - what kind of weak individual do you have to be to try to kill yourself?

Pathetic.

Apparently you've never known anyone who has committed or contemplated suicide. It's usually caused by depression, which is generally a chemical imbalance in the brain. It's usually not a logical thing, it's just impulsive and caused by disturbed emotions, not because the person is weak or stupid. A person can have everything going for them and still feel depressed and suicidal. That's why they put people on medication when they're depressed, because it's a mental disorder, not a defect in personality. So please, grow up. And think before you talk.

[lmweed20]

Chiodosrules_54 wrote:

dude....i like chiodos, but now that craig did this???
idk.

what? are you pro life or something? nob

all the greats kill themselfs

kurt cobain
elliot smith
hunter s thompson!

[somethingcool4u]

poor chiodos

[GuitarSymphony]

I love the people of this world.
Some people assume suicide is for attention.
Some people say "It's more than that!"
Some people associate their music as bad, thus giving less respect to a human.

Bottom line is this: It's just music people. Quit assuming things.

[zosolove]

suicide isnt all for attention. i think this guy had enough already being famous as it is.

[cukd7x-a2-]

xDeadReckoningx wrote:

Wow...I had an ounce of respect for Craig. That's gone now. Chiodos is amazing but...seriously Craig?

EPIC FAIL

dude the frontman in a hardcore band??? seriously, you cant expect a whole lot more than that

[zosolove]

pinkfloydfish wrote:

strat0blaster wrote:

See kids? Playing bad music over a period of years really DOES catch up to you eventually.


In all seriousness - what kind of weak individual do you have to be to try to kill yourself?

Pathetic.

Apparently you've never known anyone who has committed or contemplated suicide. It's usually caused by depression, which is generally a chemical imbalance in the brain. It's usually not a logical thing, it's just impulsive and caused by disturbed emotions, not because the person is weak or stupid. A person can have everything going for them and still feel depressed and suicidal. That's why they put people on medication when they're depressed, because it's a mental disorder, not a defect in personality. So please, grow up. And think before you talk.

thank you so much for saying that.

[columbus]

Chiodos makes good music and Craig has talent. I hope he can work out the issues he has right now and get on the right track. You are in my prayers Craig.

[sxcnxchxcymxcgx]

Well, this guy is a good singer. Even if you don't like the music, you have to admit he's good. And he has some issues, who doesn't? Give the dude a break guys. If you had the same issues, I bet you would consider ending it. He just needs to be prayed for. He's a good guy. Give him some respect.

[Trucont]

http://www.blender.com/articles/default.aspx?key=10125&pg=1

[ltigerman09]

shit duuuude, chiodos was my favorite band a couple years ago.. alls well that ends well is such a good cd but then bone palace ballet came out and it wasnt as good, now this.. chiodos as a whole better get it together

[FaisalKaragoly]

Woah..He really would've been the last of people i would guess attempt this... =/
I really hope he gets through this as I'm a hugeee fan of his, but it really crush my image of him...I, unfortunatly have to say, agree with the person earlier who said he should lose respect for him rather than gain respect for craig... =[

[BradKohl]

Roedy0309 wrote:

MetalHead324 wrote:

wow.... attempted suicide is like the biggest fail you can have lol
ya why dont they just take it like a man and put a gun to the head like cobains did?

first of, what the **** is your issue, and secondly... cobain had more than 3 times the ammount of cocaine in his system to permanently paralyze him, so how could he pull the trigger? ****ing retard

[venomouskiss320]

the only ounce of sympathy for this,is he failed at it,most of my friends would have killed themselves,i really dont like this band

[rebelmidget]

89cruefan wrote:

must have needed attention badly.
1) i didnt even know who he was
2) i didnt even know the band
3) fail

the fact that you don't know the band just means you live under a rock
no matter what his motives there's clearly something wrong witht the guy and even if you don't pity him show some ounce of respect because he's a human being and he could've died

*checked*

[CaptBadass]

I kinda like how ho-hum his blog post was.

"So, I kinda tried to overdose yesterday, but I woke in a hospital. Oh well. My b to those kids over at that one place I was gonna speak at."

[haalternative]

Craig is the most down to earth and nicest guy that I've ever met at a show. I hope he fully recovers and that Chiodos will be back soon.

[danielrobbyshor]

you guys are disgusting, xDeadReckoningx and Chiodosrules_54 you should be permabanned. i seriously cannot believe the lack of humanity i see in these "comments". sickening.

[dieloony2]

Never heard of him or his band. new music typically sucks. But people shouldn't judge him cause he tried to take his life, thats stupid. Guys obviously got problems
saying you don't like his music or think less of him is kind of a weird reaction, i'd think a fan would be worried, not look down on him.

[We'realltoBlame]

Shit. I hope he gets that worked out.
I mean,from listening to the lyrics on most of their songs,I knew he had some major depression issues,but not this bad.

[BeanieM2B]

xDeadReckoningx wrote:

Wow...I had an ounce of respect for Craig. That's gone now. Chiodos is amazing but...seriously Craig?

EPIC FAIL

strat0blaster wrote:
In all seriousness - what kind of weak individual do you have to be to try to kill yourself?

Pathetic.

so one guy loses respect in someone he doesnt know, because he did something stupid which has nothing to do with him

another person states the obvious that this guy is a weak individual who needs help.

yeah maybe he did it for attention but thats why they call it a cry for help; the guy obviously hit a rough patch and didnt know how to get out of it. btw im not biased ive never even heard chiodos (well thats a lie they supported a band i saw a few years back but ive never listened to them on record) anyway the point is it mustve really hit home when he realised he needs to do something about it.

thats my opinion on it anyway

[ICreamsodAI]

Trivium! wrote:

So if a famous musician commits suicide and succeeds they get 20x the fame and no disrespect, but when they fail they have to get made fun of by a bunch of kids who think they know what they're talking about online?

No. It's because 'attempted' suicide is USUALLY bullshit. people are never so nonchalant when talking about trying to kill themselves

if he actually tried to he wouldnt just be like 'o yeah shit happens'

he would have to be super human

[MtLMkR]

eh, i don't see how you can pity him, especially if that's what he was delibrately tryin to get, idk, their guitarist annoys me too, saw them with tallica in tuscon, he'd literally hump his guitar... got annoyin. but owens does have a really powerful voice, could hold the mic two feet away and still you'd hear his voice.

[BeanieM2B]

ICreamsodAI wrote:

'attempted' suicide is USUALLY bullshit

how do you know? have you been inside any suicidal (or fake suicidal as you would call it) person's head and seen exactly what problems theyve got that they dont know how to deal with?

i obviously dont know you so i dont know if youve ever been suicidal, but if you have and you say you were bullshitting for attention the fair enough but you cant speak for other people.

[ArosmthFan]

Chiodos is one of my favorite bands and this seriously upsets me. I don't care if they're an "emo" band or whatever. Craigery Owens is an AMAZING man and I would have been devastated if he succeeded. It doesn't make me lose respect for him at all, it makes me cherish his music and the band that much more because, if he would have succeeded, there wouldn't be any more of that.

[ash_punk_4_life]

well this article has highlighted a lot of dicks at UG! imagine if it was your mate or someone in your family.

[BeanieM2B]

ArosmthFan wrote:

Chiodos is one of my favorite bands and this seriously upsets me. I don't care if they're an "emo" band or whatever. Craigery Owens is an AMAZING man and I would have been devastated if he succeeded. It doesn't make me lose respect for him at all, it makes me cherish his music and the band that much more because, if he would have succeeded, there wouldn't be any more of that.

sorry for the multiple posts but i had to point this out too...

this is a true music fan, being a fan of a band has nothing to do with their personal lives and there are so many people who think they know bands or artists through their music. the important thing to a real music fan is that the guy will hopefully recover enough to continue working and keep the real fans happy

[N031]

Theta wrote:

All of the people who are saying, "oh, hes such an emo" and "how do you mess up killing yourself, EMO!" need to grow up. First of all, he's obviously got some mental issues, hence the checking into a mental facility. Second of all, it was a drug overdose. You can't control whether or not it will kill you.

Now, i'm not defending his actions in anyway. I think suicide isn't the answer to things. But seriously, some ignorant people need to grow up for once.

first off, you need to choose a side. You're saying "i don't condone his attempted suicide" and "he's obviously got some mental issues" and on the other hand "you can't control whether or not you die of a drug overdose" so you're saying he really wasn't trying to commit suicide? You need to commit to an argument. Secondly: what do you expect? he's in a band labeled "emo" and he attempts to kill himself when he belongs to a genre already ridiculed for suicidal fans. no disrespect to anyone but the negative comments pretty much write themselves for this article.

[Jack-black11]

Did anyone bother to think that he's not doing it for attention, but maybe the Zoloft is making him act all apathetic and that's why his little speech lacked emotion? Fuck. If he would've died, there would be no more TSOAF =[ It's like that Cinderella song, "You don't know what you got 'till it's [almost] gone"

[Rokkstar64]

Wow i just was listening to there first cd in my car.
Well i guess he's going to have some great lyrics for there 3rd album.
I hope he gets better.

[Svennz]

ROFL
i cracked up when I read about it...
it's kinda ironic
seeing as some people claims chiodos is emo hahahaha

[DeadXsouls]

RunawayKaren wrote:

DeadXsouls wrote:

RunawayKaren wrote:

sebbsmith wrote:

If its so simple, why don't you do it?What the ****. Was that supposed to be a comeback or some type of attempt at being funny?

Yea. at your bullshit comments.Wow. Struck a nerve?

Only when you talk badly about people who commit and attempt suicide.

That strikes a big nerve,

[roarinflames]

silentdob wrote:

mrfinkle213 wrote:

I mean, think about it, if Dimebag had tried this, the entire website woulda been in tears over it.


Agreed 100%. The only reason most of these asses are being asses is because his music is considered emo/screamo and he isnt a guitar "legend".

i would probably kill myself too if i saw what the majority of my fans looked like.
no offense or anything

[GeekInThePink]

Good luck Craig! He's such a wonderful vocalist, it would be a shame if we lost him.

[LightxGrenade]

I had recently gotten into Chiodos, even if he didn't mean to really kill himself, when people are in hysterical moments they lose all rationality. I'm sure the reason he said he was fine was because he realized after his suicide attempt that he does indeed want to live. So to tall the people that say "he's weak" or how much of a "loser" he is for trying to kill himself, just remember when people are in hysterical states they do dumb things

[Drewcifer 000]

Poor guy.

[boyan89]

shit man and come on people pay some damn respect.

[fret13]

o no! i almost thought this was a FOB article from all the spam! :P

not a fan of the band...
but i have a feeling that it was for attention but none the less im glad he didnt die.

[trencher]

craig dude, whoever you are, you're going to hell. sweet!

[Matt Chavie]

He's always been the discontent, two faced guy. I think he is severly bi-polar and you can tell, at one of the Chiodos shows I went to he flipped out pretty bad. And I've read articles where he intentionally chips his teeth on his mic, etc. He's self harmed before. It's pretty unfortunate, but I've seen the fame going to his head for a while and I don't think he's prepared for it.

To all the people skeptical about the sincerity, I dont believe a word of what he says, because he really is someone who needs a lot of attention, he wants love, I have been a huge Craig Owens fan for 3+ years, and he has always been like this, say one thing do another, and ask for love/attention.

And to all the fag/gay comments, shut up and pull your head out of your ass.

[Sarahxsickening]

Why is committing suicide the latest trend?

[89cruefan]

reading more its funny everyone going its easy on drugs, yeh its easy if you dont take drugs proply.

the fact that its attempted by drugs is moronic to try throw your life away.

ok so yeh i could understand maybe if he overdosed on his first go or if he was an addict and overdosed, cos atleast that way it wasnt like he was trying to kill himself.

but if he did that, he must have been depressed before that so its his own fault for not admitting himself into a mental place or somewhere where he could get help sooner.

but it happens

[Tedward]

JRazzle wrote:

he didn't mess it up, he didn't want to die, he wanted attention.

the way i see it its because his band isnt carved number one on the emos wrists and he wants them to relate to him.

and anyone who seriously wants to commit suicide doesnt OD on drugs.

[xfadingxstarx]

your all so ****en arrogant
ill bet my life that none of you know Craig Owens personally, none of you knows that goes on in his life... none the less in his head
shut the hell up, let this man be and for the sake of being human and having any emotions at all, just hope that he gets better

Best Wishes Craig

[dvd_dq]

haha maybe he'll wake up out of all these trendy b.s music and learn to play real music

[GR1NG0_SU4V3]

it seems odd that after trying to kill himself he posts about it on his website,
but I don't know all the facts so I can't judge.
Hope he gets well.

[Lambda]

It's his life.