Andrew Lloyd Webber reveals battle with mental health issues: 'It was utterly despairing'

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Musical theatre legend Andrew Lloyd Webber has revealed his struggles with depression in a new memoir called Unmasked. According to The Mirror, the book details how Webber considered taking his own life more than once, with the latest episode of depression arriving amid serious health problems including prostate cancer and severe back pain. It was pretty much at the end of the line, quite literally because I went to the end of the Central Line, but then took a bus to Lavenham.” However he said when he reached the Suffolk market town, he walked around and felt better, later catching the train home and explaining how unhappy he had been feeling. For anyone dealing with mental health issues, the Samaritans helpline is open every day of the year, 24-hours a day.