It appears that age 24 was an extremely hard year for Taylor Momsen because she suffered two tragic losses in 2017. The first was her friend and Soundgarden frontman, Chris Cornell, who committed suicide. Momsen had been on tour with Cornell at the time and struggled to cope with his death. She recalled to Metro, "I woke up to the most — I don't even have words — devastating news that Chris had passed. And it crushed me in a way that I can't explain and I was not prepared for as a person."

Following Cornell's death, Momsen canceled the rest of that tour and grieved. "I wasn't in a good place mentally to be public," she said. Understandably, processing her friend's passing was a seemingly impossible task. 

Things only got worse for Momsen. Sadly, just months later, her friend and producer Kato Khandwala was killed in a motorcycle crash. "That was really kind of the nail in the coffin for me. I spiraled very quickly downward, very quickly into this very dark hole of just depression, substance abuse, and everything that comes along with grief, trauma, and loss," she told WWD. Momsen had withdrawn, and she wasn't even sure about continuing on with her band. 

If you or anyone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline​ by dialing 988 or by calling 1-800-273-TALK (8255)​.

If you or someone you know needs help with mental health, please contact the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741, call the National Alliance on Mental Illness helpline at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264), or visit the National Institute of Mental Health website.

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