{"id":2442,"date":"2025-07-16T20:41:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T20:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsfeed99.com\/?p=2442"},"modified":"2025-07-16T20:41:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T20:41:09","slug":"how-did-luther-vandross-die-inside-the-tragic-demise-of-rbs-velvet-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsfeed99.com\/?p=2442","title":{"rendered":"How Did Luther Vandross Die? Inside The Tragic Demise Of R&B\u2019s \u2018Velvet Voice\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

After years of struggling with diabetes, hypertension, and worsening stress, 54-year-old Luther Vandross died from a heart attack on July 1, 2005.<\/h2>\n
\"Luther<\/p>\n

Sheri Lynn Behr\/Alamy Stock Photo<\/span>R&B icon Luther Vandross performing at Radio City Music Hall in 1977.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Like many musicians, Luther Vandross had his vices. While other performers often turned to drugs or alcohol, however, Vandross\u2019 Achilles\u2019 heel was junk food. Tragically, his self-proclaimed \u201cobsession\u201d with food likely led to Luther Vandross\u2019 death at the age of just 54.<\/p>\n

In his short life, Vandross had eight Grammy awards and nearly a dozen platinum albums behind him, but with that success came lots of stress to continue creating the best music for his fans. To cope with his perfectionist nature, Vandross often turned to carb-heavy foods, causing his weight to fluctuate back and forth dramatically throughout his career.<\/p>\n

At least 14 separate times, his weight bounced from a healthy 180 pounds to over 300 pounds. When he felt good, he could cut the carbs and slim back down on a high-protein diet, but when he felt stressed or his perfectionist tendencies took over, he always turned to food to cope.<\/p>\n

This took a toll on his body, especially as he developed diabetes and high blood pressure. Then, in 2003, he suffered a massive stroke, which put him into a coma for nearly two months and left him with lingering complications like slurred speech. Tragically, he never fully recovered from the stroke.<\/p>\n

Luther Vandross\u2019 death in 2005 in Edison, New Jersey was simultaneously shocking and unsurprising, given his long history of struggling with his weight and the health issues that developed amidst his yo-yo dieting. Like others gone too soon, though, his legacy in American music is undeniable.<\/p>\n

Luther Vandross\u2019 Rise To Stardom<\/h2>\n
\"Luther<\/p>\n

Public Domain<\/span>Luther Vandross in 1985.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Luther Ronzoni Vandross was born on April 20, 1951 in New York City, to Luther Vandross Sr. and his wife Mary Ida. The family was poor, but the younger Luther said his upbringing was full of love. His parents had backgrounds as vocalists for gospel and big band ensembles, and that passion for music carried over to their son. Luther Vandross was a self-taught musician, learning to play piano by ear at the young age of three.<\/p>\n

He trained his voice in the same way, mimicking and singing along with his favorite vocalists until those various influences came together to give Vandross his own unique style that\u2019d later be dubbed the \u201cVelvet Voice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vandross continued to develop musically throughout his teenage years, but also started honing his skills as a performer. He visited the\u00a0Apollo Theater<\/a>\u00a0often to watch other artists, and when he felt he had gained enough confidence, he showed off his own talents during Amateur Nights.<\/p>\n

After graduating from William Howard Taft High School in the Bronx in 1969, Vandross briefly attended Western Michigan University. But Vandross soon decided that academia was not for him \u2014\u00a0he was meant to be a performer. So, he left school and decided to pursue a full-time career in music.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Scott Weiner\/MediaPunch Inc\/Alamy Stock Photo<\/span>Luther Vandross recording in the studio.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

He spent the first few years of his career singing commercial jingles and working as a background vocalist. During this period, Vandross added backing vocals for artists like Roberta Flack, Bette Midler, Carly Simon,\u00a0David Bowie<\/a>, and Chaka Khan. He established a reputation as a talented singer \u2014 but it was clear his talents deserved to be heard on their own.<\/p>\n

So, in 1981, Vandross made his debut as a solo artist with the album\u00a0Never Too Much<\/em>. The song \u201cNever Too Much\u201d was an instant hit, quickly reaching number one on the Billboard R&B chart. And his debut album sold more than a million copies, with many other impressive successes to come, especially as Vandross collaborated with other talented artists.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, his perfectionism made it difficult for him to enjoy it all. In the meantime, he was also keeping a secret from the world.<\/p>\n

The R&B Icon\u2019s Personal Life And Sexuality<\/h2>\n
\"How<\/p>\n

ZUMA Press, Inc.\/Alamy Stock Photo<\/span>Though he never publicly came out, friends later confirmed rumors that Luther Vandross was gay after his death.<\/span><\/p>\n

While his music captured the hearts of many, Luther Vandross wasn\u2019t without his issues. He wrote love songs, and his desire for love was genuine.<\/p>\n

\u201cI loved, loved, loved that song \u2018Any Love\u2019 before I worked for Luther,\u201d Vandross\u2019 personal assistant Max Szadek told\u00a0The Guardian<\/a>.<\/em>\u00a0\u201cBut once I started working for Luther, I could see that the desperation described in that song was real. And I hated that song after that because it always reminded me that he wasn\u2019t seeking love. He was seeking\u00a0any<\/em>\u00a0love.\u201d<\/p>\n

Indeed, Vandross\u2019 music was as sincere as it sounded, but despite his longing for love, he never quite managed to find himself in a successful romantic relationship. Part of the reason, as his friend Patti LaBelle would later\u00a0controversially reveal<\/a>, was that Vandross was a closeted gay man.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe did not want his mother to be [upset] \u2014 although she might have known \u2014 he wasn\u2019t going to come out and say this to the world,\u201d she said on a 2017 episode of Bravo\u2019s\u00a0Watch What Happens Live!<\/em>\u00a0\u201cAnd he had a lot of lady fans. He told me that he just didn\u2019t want to upset the world. It was hard for him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another friend said Vandross described his sexual orientation as being \u201cin the life\u201d and spent most of his time without a partner, apparently only seeking out relationships when he felt happy with his weight.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, several media outlets were speculating about Vandross\u2019 sexuality. He never had a girlfriend or wife, and for a man who sang about love as much as he did, it seemed odd that he would be single for so long. Many theorized that he must have been gay, but being a gay Black man in the 1980s and 1990s wasn\u2019t something easy to be open about.<\/p>\n

This was, after all, at the height of the\u00a0AIDS crisis<\/a>. On top of that, Vandross\u2019 weight was fluctuating dramatically amidst speculation about his personal life. When he lost 85 pounds in 1985 (after reportedly weighing 325 pounds), for example, a British publication wrote that the weight loss was due to Vandross having contracted AIDS \u2014 prompting him to file a libel suit.<\/p>\n

Inside The \u201cEmotional Eating\u201d That May Have Led To Luther Vandross\u2019 Death<\/h2>\n
\"Will<\/p>\n

Barry King\/Alamy Stock Photo<\/span>Will Smith, Patti LaBelle, Luther Vandross, and Vanessa Williams.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Emotional eating became something of a recurring theme for Luther Vandross, according to the\u00a0Daily Mail<\/a><\/em>. Vandross was a self-proclaimed carb addict. He once admitted that he had eaten a hamburger between two glazed donuts when he couldn\u2019t find a standard bun.<\/p>\n

While the occasional dabbling in gluttony might be fine for most people, it was indicative of a larger issue for Vandross. He was a perfectionist, never fully satisfied with the tracks he recorded, and he was struggling to find the validation he so desperately needed. When it all became too much, he turned to carb-heavy foods for comfort, sometimes eating hefty servings of pizza, burgers, chicken, biscuits, rice, ham, and ice cream in one sitting.<\/p>\n

But after some time, he would gain more than 100 pounds, and he would be forced to cut back for health reasons. So, he would sometimes go on a high-protein, low-carb diet to lose weight quickly. Other times, he would try riskier, extreme diets, like a six-month \u201cliquid diet.\u201d When the stress inevitably caught up again, he returned to his old carb habit.<\/p>\n

\u201cI obsess about food. I\u2019m thinking about food from the time I wake up to the time I go to sleep,\u201d he once confessed to a friend.<\/p>\n

Vandross\u2019 emotional eating reached a particularly low point after he crashed his convertible in 1986. His close friend Larry Salvemini was in the passenger seat when it happened. Tragically, Salvemini didn\u2019t survive.<\/p>\n

While there were no signs that Vandross had been under the influence, and Salvemini\u2019s family was initially supportive of him, he faced vehicular manslaughter and reckless driving charges for Salvemini\u2019s death (after he pleaded no contest to reckless driving, the vehicular manslaughter charge was dismissed and Vandross was placed on informal probation). The Salvemini family also eventually filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Vandross, which was ultimately settled out of court.<\/p>\n

It was one of the most stressful periods of his life, and he de-stressed the only way he knew how: by eating. He soon reportedly gained 120 pounds.<\/p>\n

Over time, he developed both diabetes and high blood pressure, but he was never able to find the balance he needed with his food intake. By 2003, it was obvious just how badly it was affecting his health.<\/p>\n

Inside The Tragic Death Of Luther Vandross<\/h2>\n
\"The<\/p>\n

MediaPunch Inc\/Alamy Stock Photo<\/span>Luther Vandross in February 2000, during a period when he was dieting.<\/span><\/p>\n

On April 16, 2003, Luther Vandross suffered a stroke at his home. After a career slump, he had just burst back onto the scene with the hit song \u201cDance With My Father,\u201d an emotional track about his relationship with his father, who died of diabetes complications when Vandross was just eight.<\/p>\n

It seemed like Vandross was back, and fans were anticipating a triumphant return to the limelight. The label anticipated the hype as well \u2014\u00a0but, for some reason, decided to promote his upcoming album by focusing on Vandross\u2019 most recent weight loss. The pressure made his friends worry that he would once again turn to eating to cope with the stress.<\/p>\n

Then, he had his massive stroke. Just a few days earlier, his mother had visited him, worried because he was \u201ceating everything in sight.\u201d<\/p>\n

As\u00a0People<\/a><\/em>\u00a0reported, the stroke left Vandross in a nearly two-month coma that caused loved ones to worry he might never wake up. Even when he did regain consciousness, the recovery process was long. At first, Vandross couldn\u2019t walk. And the stroke also left him with lingering complications like slurred, slowed speech, which he never fully recovered from.<\/p>\n

Then, in May 2004, Vandross appeared on\u00a0The Oprah Winfrey Show<\/em>, during which he thanked his fans for caring about him while he was in a coma. He also raised awareness of the dangers of diabetes and strokes.<\/p>\n

His niece Seveda Williams later said, \u201cHe just wanted people to know that taking good care of your health is extremely important and that having diabetes is not a joke and having a stroke from it is not either.\u201d<\/p>\n

That was his last public appearance.<\/p>\n

On July 1, 2005, Luther Vandross died of a heart attack at the JFK Medical Center in Edison, New Jersey. He was just 54 years old. Tragically, Vandross, despite all his acclaim, never got the one thing he always wanted.<\/p>\n

\u201cGod has given me everything I asked for except for this one thing,\u201d he once told his friend Robin Clark. She asked what he meant.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo have one person who loves me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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