By The newspaper
Aug 30, 2023, 02:00 AM EDT
Singer Nick Carter opened his heart and spoke about the sudden and early death of his brother Aaron Carter, who passed away in November 2022, at the age of 34. The Backstreet Boys singer gave an interview to Entertainment Tonight in which he stated that both he and the rest of the family are learning to live with the absence of the young musician and actor, while trying to get something good out of the tragedy.
“It was definitely very difficult for us. It’s still something we’re processing. I honestly don’t think we’ll ever get over it. It has been a very hard blow for us and we are trying to find a way to make something of this tragic situation for our country and for the family”, he indicated.
In this search to transform pain into something positive, the musician approached On Our Sleeves, a non-profit organization that seeks to promote and care for the mental health of children. In fact, Nick Carter held a benefit concert for the institution earlier this year in tribute to his younger brother.
The brothers had many conflicts and disagreements over the years. In recent times they have been estranged, after the youngest of the Carters publicly denounced that he had been abused by his older brother and Nick requested a restraining order against him after stating that he had threatened to kill his pregnant wife. he.
When Aaron passed away, his older brother exposed these differences, but also his love for the deceased singer through a message on his Twitter account: “Today my heart is broken. Although my brother and I had a complicated relationship, my love for him never went away. I always held out hope that he would somehow, someday, be on the path to healing and that he would find the help that he so desperately needed.”
“Sometimes we want to blame someone or something for our losses. But the truth is, addiction and mental illness are the real villains in this case,” the singer concluded in his tweet.
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