90s boy band member Kule T shot to fame in MN8 but unfortunately for the star things weren’t all smooth sailing after creating hits such as I’ve Got a Little Something for You
After creating huge hits and almost breaking America, this 90s star was left homeless, penniless and on the brink of suicide.
MN8 were a British R&B-pop group that was active throughout most of the 90s, from 1992–1999, and consisted of KG, G-Man, Kule T and Dee Tails.
Though one member has gone through a rather rocky road post-fame, having found himself at rock bottom following his pop star career.
Speaking to former Bad Boys Inc member Ally Begg on The Accidental Pop Star podcast podcast, Kule T opened up about some of the hurdles he’s faced since finding fame.
The singer said: “I kind of went through a 10-year stint of of where I didn’t talk about MN8, I didn’t talk about anything, I didn’t talk about anything music. I didn’t actually do any music. I just tried to wipe it out of existence…
“But then things got bad after that period of time, things started taking a turn for the worse.
“For me, a lot of things just disappeared, because what I realised was happening is that I was suppressing music. I was suppressing who I was, and that wasn’t that wasn’t the best thing to do because MN8 itself didn’t create me as a musician.
“I was like that before, and because I suppressed it, it kind of created a lot of problems, and then on top of that, I then had more problems. And yeah, things just got from bad to worse to be honest.”
Host Ally then asked him: “I don’t want to be too personal here, mate, but did you ever seek help?”
To which he responded: “No, I, I dealt with it a lot myself. I didn’t have my family around. I had this mentality that I didn’t want to bother anybody with my problems, my issues, my whatever. I just deal with my s*** myself, but it became pretty bad.
“I got rushed to hospital. It became pretty traumatic. And at the time of my split with my wife, I was in and out walking the street, I had nowhere to be.”
The star continued: “I was like four o’clock walking the street, trying to find somewhere to sleep. And at the time I was working as well, so I then had to hide it from work.
“I used to rustle up some money, find a hotel that’s like 50 quid, go and get dressed, make sure I’m clean. Because I know all the logistics of people know when you’re homeless, make yourself smelling right, make sure I look clean, all of that. And just basically went to work and just sold the story of everything’s cool. It was bad.”
Fellow boy band member Ally queried: “How did you get back on track?” Before Kule T explained: “So as I was going in and out of hotels, going to the laundrette, then coming back to hotels, people knew me and started to give me a bit of discount, because they realised I was just walking the street with nowhere to be.
“A person at work realised something was wrong, she’s the only person that realised and one day I was in a hotel, and I realised I couldn’t do this anymore, so I phoned them and said ‘I need your help now, I’ve got nowhere to go, and I’ve just run out of money. Can I just stay by you for a bit?’ And they put me up.”
The singer then put his efforts into falling back in love with music again and focused his efforts on song writing – but this highlighted a tragic realisation.
He shared: “So I started to write again with my one computer and my microphone, and I remember writing this song called Fly Away and the song was basically as I read it back to myself. It was basically talking about suicide, and I didn’t realise that until I actually read it back to myself.”
The host asked: “So, were you subconsciously thinking about it?” He answered: “Big time. Yeah, I was done.
“I couldn’t do anymore because I had marital issues, MN8 issues, I’d gone from this frame to that fame and at the end of the day, what I wanted to do was be a performer and just trying to live doing it.”
Kule T will be performing on Hayley Palmer’s live TV show on March 25, marking his first live performance in years. Tune in to see his mighty comeback which he has been waiting for, “for a very long time”. The star is also know an ambassador for a charity called Tough To Talk, which helps men who are struggling with mental health and suicidal thoughts.
For emotional support, you can call the Samaritans 24-hour helpline on 116 123, email jo@samaritans.org, visit a Samaritans branch in person or go to the Samaritans website.
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