Ne-Yo talks about his onstage breakdown during the middle of one of his concerts.
Ne-Yo has spoken out about his recent onstage breakdown, which forced the sobbing star to flee in the middle of a concert.
The singer attempted to play through the pain after telling fans he wasn't feeling well at the start of his show at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England on Thursday (16Jul09).Fans watched in horror as the sweat-drenched star struggled to move and was forced to prop himself up on a table before exiting the stage for a break.Ne-Yo then re-appeared in floods of tears, telling the audience, I've never not completed a show, I've never done this before. Now the So Sick hitmaker has apologised in an online blog entry, clarifying his reasons for walking off stage.Addressing reports about the show on GlobalGrind.com, Ne-Yo writes, Basically, I have an issue with not knowing when to say enough is enough, so last night in Manchester, my body said it for me.I got on stage energized and ready to go, even tho for the last 5 days I've been dealing with a sinus infection. I paid it no real mind, and kept on going, like I always do. My voice couldn't take it. From the first song I knew something was wrong. I shoulda stopped there, but I come from a school where no matter what, the show must go on. It wasn't until about 4 songs in that I came to the painful realization that my voice was done, literally nothing left, and that I would have to stop the show.I've never had to stop a show, never dreamed I'd ever have to. So when I had to walk out on that stage and tell 12,000 of the people responsible for making me who I am that I could not perform for them, it literally broke my heart. I cried harder than I have in a very long time with no shame whatsoever.And the star used the opportunity to defend himself to his critics, adding: To anyone out there that would like to question my manhood because of this I'll say this to you: If the one thing you cared about more than anything else in the world was threatened or even taken from you, if you knew that the people you cared for the most you had to disappoint and it was your fault... and this didn't spark some kind of emotional outbreak within you... then with no shame I'll say you are truly a stronger man than I. Thanks to the fans for the love and concern. And to the bloggers... go to hell.