Melissa Etheridge’s 21-year-old son Beckett Cypher has died.
The death was announced Wednesday on the singer’s Twitter account Wednesday. In a statement, Etheridge said her son died of an opioid addiction.
The tweet said the daily Facebook Live concert Etheridge has been giving during the coronavirus outbreak would be canceled.
"We're sad to inform you that Melissa's son Beckett passed away and there will not be a Concerts From Home show today," the tweet read.
"Today I joined the hundreds of thousands of families who have lost loved ones to opioid addiction," Etheridge said in a statement on Twitter. "My son Beckett, at just 21, struggled to overcome his addiction and finally succumbed to it today. He will be missed by those who loved him, his family and friends. My heart is broken. I am grateful to those who have reached out with condolences and I feel their love and sincere grief.
“We struggle with what else we could have done to save him, and in the end we know he is out of the pain now.”
The singer added that she plans to sing again soon.
“It has always healed me,” she wrote.
Beckett Cypher was one of two children Etheridge had with former partner Julie Cypher, conceived with sperm from Rock & Roll Hall of Famer David Crosby.
»Online guestbook for Beckett Cypher
Their daughter Bailey Jean Cypher was born in 1997, Beckett Cypher in 1998.
The couple split in 2000.
Etheridge, a 58-year-old Grammy winner, singer-songwriter and activist, also has 13-year-old twins.
Her representatives did not return a request for comment.
Kelcie Willis with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution contributed to this report.
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