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<\/a> <\/div>\nAmanda has been a professional freelance writer for over a decade. She holds a BA in politics and an MA in Communications. Her passions include music, animals, Disney, iced coffee, summer, and bad reality TV, especially Housewives and Vanderpump Rules.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n A country legend has been hospitalized after stabbing themselves, and the gruesome details have been revealed. This is a tragic situation that could have been far worse<\/a>, and is already bad as it stands. So, what exactly happened, and will they be okay in the long run? Keep reading for more details on what went down.<\/p>\n Those in the music industry do a lot of crazy things and are not ashamed to admit it. They get involved with drugs, partying, legal issues, and more. Yet, some are able to recover and get right back on track. Sadly, others cannot rebound so easily, and it can ruin their whole careers<\/a> and livelihood. This was just the case with a country music legend who recently took a serious turn. They embarked on a wild ride filled with drugs and alcohol, but at the peak of the adventure, they stabbed themselves.<\/p>\n Billy Don Burns, 76, born in Fifty-Six, Arkansas, has been an infamous \u201coutlaw\u201d on the country scene. More so, he saw Johnny Cash and Hank Williams and knew that they were men he wanted to emulate. One of his most infamous singles was \u201cShe Hasn\u2019t Been a Lady Very Long,\u201d but his partying ways caught up to him. A post was shared of Billy in a hospital bed with monitors all over him<\/a>. Moreover, he looked worn down, sharing what he had been through. This included traveling and some wild times, and culminating with him begging for prayers:<\/p>\n<\/a><\/div>\nCountry Legend Hospitalized Amid Stabbing Self<\/h3>\n
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