Born Diana Ellen Judd in Ashland, Kentucky, Naomi was working as a nurse in Nashville, when she and Wynonna started singing together professionally. By She said she even scouted out a bridge near her family's farm to jump from. CMT will exclusively televise the public memorial service as a commercial . The daughters announced her death on Saturday in a. The comments below have been moderated in advance. 'Mom was a brilliant conversationalist. Naomi started her speech by saying, 'Slap the dog and spit in the fire! She described what depression feels like to her in an interview with People magazine while promoting her 2016 book. 'I went upstairs to let her know that the friend was there and I discovered her. In a 2017 interview, she recounted how her mental state declined significantly after she stopped performing. It was to have been their first in more than a decade, having only recently made a return to live performance, at the CMT Music Awards in April. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group, River of Time: My Descent into Depression and How I Emerged with Hope, Do not sell or share my personal information. Country Music Hall of Famer Naomi Judd (right) killed herself with a gun, her daughter has revealed. 22:20 GMT 12 May 2022. 'I went upstairs to let her know that the friend was there and I discovered her,' Ashley shared. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. She described what depression feels like to her in an interview with People magazine while promoting her 2016 book. The comments below have not been moderated. The mother-daughter performers scored 14 No. Published: 13:32 GMT, 12 May 2022 | Updated: 20:47 GMT, 12 May 2022. After the success of 'Mama He's Crazy,' they won the Horizon Award at the 1984 CMA Awards. Were very uncomfortable sharing but understand that we are in the position [where] if we dont say it, someone else is going to, Ashley said. They first got attention singing on Ralph Emery's morning show in early 1980, where the host named them the 'Soap Sisters' because Naomi said she used to make her own soap. 'I'm here as an individual sitting with you by myself, but both mysister and Pop have sort of deputized me in certain ways to speak on behalf of the family at this early time - before things about the 30th of April become public without our control. She said that one night, her husband and daughter Ashley called 911 and she entered therapy, eventually undergoing ECT (electroshock therapy) to 'jump start' the chemicals in her brain. This tour is a celebration for them.'. 'Mom was a brilliant conversationalist. 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The short, 10-date tour, which was being produced by Sandbox Live and Live Nation, was to start on September 30 in Grand Rapids, Michigan and wrap up October 28 at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena. Larry Strickland, Naomi Judd, JT Hodges and Kasey Hodges attend the private screening of the movie 'Christmas Stars' at the Franklin Theater on November 25, 2019, Naomi with daughter Ashley at the premiere of Resurrection in Los Angeles in 1997, In her book ' River of Time: My Descent into Depression and How I Emerged with Hope ' she writes about struggles a single mother and a survivor of domestic abuse and sexual assault, Judd posted an Instagram photo from a mental health conference in 2017, seen here with Carlos Zarate Jr, the chief of the National Institutes of Mental Health. I have both grief and trauma from discovering her, Ashley told her interviewer, Diane Sawyer. 'Our mother couldn't hang on until she was inducted into the Hall of Fame by her peers,' Ashley shared in the GMA interview, which aired Thursday. Ashley, 54, and her sister Wynonna, 57 - who performed with Naomi for years in The Judds - first open up about her death at the Country Music Hall of Fame ceremony on May 1. Moreover, the worst days are never representative of the comforts and pleasures of the days free from the disease. 'My mama loved you so much,' Ashley said to the crowd gathered. 'This is where it all happens,' she said of the great room. Naomi Judd's daughters, Wynonna and Ashley, both broke down in tears at the ceremony on Sunday. The short, 10-date tour, which was being produced by Sandbox Live and Live Nation, was to start on September 30 in Grand Rapids, Michigan and wrap up October 28 at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena. '', According to the report, the gunshot that killed Judd 'perforated through the right side of the scalp and entered the skull through an entrance-type gunshot wound', The country superstar died of a self-inflicted bullet wound in April 2022 at the age of 76, Ashley Judd (left) with her mother Naomi Judd (right). Naomi faced hard times and battled depression, as she admitted in one of her several books. Ashley and Wynonna broke down in tears during the induction ceremony. 'Moreover, the worst days are never representative of the comforts and pleasures of the days free from the disease. The Grammy-winning country star, known for her work as one half of the mother-daughter duo the Judds, died by suicide Saturday at . 'My mama loved you so much,' Ashley said to the crowd gathered. Judd had spoken publicly and written books over the years about her struggles with mental health issues. Please disable your ad blocker to view the video content. 'While this is so much about The Judds as a duo, I want to take a moment to recognize my sister, a GOAT,' she said, meaning 'Greatest of All Time.'. ', Daughter Ashley Judd is an actress known for her roles in such movies as 'Kiss the Girls,' 'Double Jeopardy' and 'Heat.'. Naomi Judd, iconic country star and one-half of the mother-daughter duo The Judds, took her own life on Saturday following a longtime battle with mental illness . The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. 'In the aftermath of this tragedy, our family has tried to grieve, together, with our community, and importantly, with the privacy that everyone who loses a family member deserves. 'It's hard to describe. and Wynonna Judd talked about the family gathering as they said goodbye to her and she and Ashley Judd recited Psalm 23. After finishing the last Judds tour in 2011, she battled depression and anxiety through treatment. Her daughters, Wynonna and. Judd and her husband Larry Strickland at a 2004 event for Musicares, The Judd sisters with Natalie Cole and Lyle Lovett, Naomi with daughter Ashley Judd and husband Larry Strickland. 1 songs in a career that spanned nearly three decades. ', 'Newspapers don't get a lot right these days but when they said you were Elvis-like, they got it. The Judds had also recently announced a farewell tour, the first by Naomi and Wynonna in more than a decade. 'This is heartbreaking news! She made a tape of herself singing with Wynonna, gave it to him and 'The Judds' career in music was launched. An unfailingly kind, sensitive woman. She told the doctor: 'She did it. 'Your esteem for her and your regard for her really penetrated her heart and it was your affection for her that did keep her going in the last years and please come see Pop,' Ashley said, referencing her father and Naomi's husband, Larry Strickland. Naomihad written extensively about her struggles withdepression, and even referenced suicide in an open letter published inPeople magazine in 2018. Naomi Judd, the Kentucky-born singer of the Grammy-winning duo The Judds and mother of Wynonna and Ashley Judd, has died at age 76, Wynonna Judd, Ashley Judd and Naomi Judd during 'Kiss The Girls' Premiere at Paramount Theatre in Hollywood, California, Wynonna Judd, left, and Naomi Judd arrive at the CMT Music Awards on Monday, April 11, Wynonna Judd's final Instagram post before Naomi's death showed off her excitement to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, Naomi Judd posts a picture of her book 'River of Time' on Instagram with caption: Only by telling our stories will more people understand. Ashley said she was in such a state of shock after she found her dying mother that she answered questions from police she did not want to. ', According to the report, the gunshot 'perforated through the right side of the scalp and entered the skull through an entrance-type gunshot wound.'. The startling images from the scene showed the Post-it-style note stuck to what appeared to be a magazine. Naomi Judd, who died at the age of 76 on April 30, had battled with her mental illness for many years and previously admitted to undergoing electro-shock therapy and having considered suicide in recent years. Healthy mother-of-two, 32, collapsed and died from brain bleed while she led fitness bounce class. Brett Bachman For Dailymail.Com We are no longer accepting comments on this article. The pair last performed together at the CMT Music Awards of April 11, singing Love Can Build a Bridge. Naomi Judd, the Kentucky-born singer of the Grammy-winning duo The Judds and mother of Wynonna and Ashley Judd, died Saturday. And now you can tell yours. 'People whocommit suicide are experiencing problems with mood, impulse control and aggression, all of which involve discrete circuits in the brain that regulate these aspects of human experience, but we still don't understand how these circuits go haywire in the brains of suicide victims.'. But instead of being able to comfort her mother in her dying moments, Ashley said police officers harshly interrogated her and kept her from her mother. In her 2018 essay, Naomi Judd advocated for more research into the nature of suicide. Naomi Judd 's cause of death has come to light. By Associated Press and Stephen M. Lepore For Dailymail.Com, Published: 20:47 GMT, 30 April 2022 | Updated: 17:32 GMT, 3 May 2022. After the success of 'Mama He's Crazy,' they won the Horizon Award at the 1984 CMA Awards. 'The trauma of discovering and then holding her laboring body haunts my nights,' she wrote. When she was 22, Naomi was raped and beaten by an ex-boyfriend, a trauma that saw her flee Los Angeles for rural Kentucky, where she lived with her children on welfare while training to become a nurse. After rising to the top of country music, the duo called it quits in 1991 after doctors diagnosed Naomi with hepatitis. 'Didn't like being alone/Larry in Europe,' a sheriff's deputy wrote, in a handwritten note from the scene. The announcement came the day before the Judds were set to be formally inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame at a medallion ceremony in Nashville. ', The next day Ashley posted a heartbreaking Instagram message declaring herself 'Speechless' and telling Naomi: 'Be free, my beautiful mother. When she was 22, Naomi was raped and beaten by an ex-boyfriend, a trauma that saw her flee Los Angeles for rural Kentucky, where she lived with her children on welfare while training to become a nurse. Ashley also paid tribute to sister Wynonna, who was also inducted alongside her mother as part of the country music duo 'The Judds. Naomi Judd spoke about falling into an 'dark, absolutely terrifying hole', said she considered suicide and underwent electroshock therapy to treat depression before her death at age 76: Daughters say they lost their 'beautiful mother to mental illness'. 17:51 EST 26 Aug 2022. Their unique harmonies, together with elements of acoustic music, bluegrass and blues, made them stand out in the genre at the time. The note was among a series of documents released byWilliamson County Sheriff's Department this week. 'I have both grief and trauma from discovering her', Naomi Judd is pictured with her daughters, Wynonna and Ashley in an undated photograph, Wynonna (left) and Naomi Judd (right) are pictured with Dolly Parton in 1987, Ricky Skaggs presents Ashley Judd the medallion that would have been given to her mother Naomi Judd during The Judds' Country Music Hall of Fame induction on May 1, Naomi Judd shows off her Nashville-area farmhouse on Oprah Winfrey Network in Jan. 2016. Ashley and her family filed a petition to seal police records of interviews taken in the moments after Naomi's suicide last April. We are in unknown territory,' Ashley and Wynonna's statement read. Am I being audio recorded again? ', Daughter Ashley Judd is an actor known for her roles in such movies as 'Kiss the Girls,' 'Double Jeopardy' and 'Heat. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. Naomi Judd left a suicide note insisting her daughter Wynonna was barred from her funeral - and claimed she was mentally ill. The Judds' hits included Love Can Build a Bridge in 1990, Mama He's Crazy in 1984, Why Not Me in 1984, Turn It Loose in 1988, Girls Night Out in 1985, Rockin' With the Rhythm of the Rain in 1986 and Grandpa in 1986. '[Fans] see me in rhinestones, you know, with glitter in my hair, that really is who I am,' she said. , updated Her heartbroken daughter Ashley, in her first televised interview since Naomi's passing, shared details of her death on Thursday morning. ', Daughter Ashley Judd is an actor known for her roles in such movies as 'Kiss the Girls,' 'Double Jeopardy' and 'Heat.'. 'You know, whether it's the autopsy or the exact manner of her death, and so that's really the impetus for this timing, otherwise it's obviously way too soon and so that's important for us to say up front. Her brain hurt, it physically hurt.. The Post-it-style paper was found near the 76-year-old's body after. I need to take some time to process and I need this time to myself. 'We had a such a stamp of originality on what we were trying to do,' Naomi told The AP after it was announced that they would be joining the Country Music Hall of Fame. Ashley also shared what it's like to love someone struggling with mental illness. It was one day before Naomi and Wynonna were to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Naomi and Wynonna Judd pictured in their heyday, On May 29, one month after her mother's death, Wynonna wrote an emotional Instagram post in which she spoke of her unbearable grief and her fear that she would never be able to 'surrender to the truth' of the way her mother left this life. In her book 'River of Time: My Descent into Depression and How I Emerged with Hope' she writes about struggles a single mother and a survivor of domestic abuse and sexual assault. Naomi Judd, the Kentucky-born singer of the Grammy-winning duo The Judds and mother of Wynonna and Ashley Judd, has died at age 76, Wynonna Judd, Ashley Judd and Naomi Judd during 'Kiss The Girls' Premiere at Paramount Theatre in Hollywood, California, Wynonna Judd, left, and Naomi Judd arrive at the CMT Music Awards on Monday, April 11, Wynonna Judd's final Instagram post before Naomi's death showed off her excitement to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, Naomi Judd posts a picture of her book 'River of Time' on Instagram with caption: Only by telling our stories will more people understand. My mother used a firearm.. 'I'm here. I love you, dear sister, I'm proud of you and I'm here whenever you need me,' Wynonna's letter concluded. Claudia Aoraha, Senior Reporter For Dailymail.Com. Of documents released byWilliamson County sheriff 's deputy wrote, in a 2017 interview she! 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