He has stated in interviews that he suffered from severe depression in the late 1980s and early 1990s , to the point of contemplating suicide , for reasons having to do with his troubled first marriage , his perceived failure as a husband and a father , his father Harold 's death and Freddie Mercury 's illness and death .
He has stated in interviews that he suffered from depression in the late 1980s , even to the point of contemplating suicide , [ 8 ] for reasons having to do with his troubled first marriage and his perceived failure as a husband and a dad , his father Harold 's death , and Freddie Mercury 's illness [ 9 ] .