American pop sensation Jason Derulo has made a significant announcement about his artistic future, revealing plans to retire his well-known "wild persona" and embark on a completely different creative path. The 36-year-old singer, currently performing the London leg of his The Last Dance Tour, described this transition as both an ending and a new beginning for his career.
A Dramatic Artistic Transformation
In a candid interview with The Sun, Derulo explained his decision to move away from the version of himself that fans have come to know over the past decade. "It's my last bow," he stated. "It's the curtain call for the Jason that you've always known. But it's a celebration of the past and an introduction to what is to come. So it is a retirement of one version of me and the start of a new one."
The singer elaborated on his personal evolution, noting that both he and his music have undergone gradual transformation. "I'm a different human being than I was ten years ago," Derulo reflected. "The music slowly does the same. It slowly starts to morph into something different and I want to do something completely different."
The Life-Changing Injury That Forced Reflection
This announcement follows Derulo's recent revelations about a traumatic 2013 incident that he describes as one of the "darkest times of his life." While preparing dance moves for his Future History World Tour, the singer suffered a devastating accident that would change his perspective forever.
A Terrifying Fall and Diagnosis
Speaking on the Great Company Podcast with Jamie Laing, Derulo recalled the moment that altered his career trajectory. "I was preparing for my tour and I was working on these back tucks for stamina," he explained. "We're doing back-to-backs, we would stop for a while, take a break, and we'll do like 20, back-to-back and I slipped on one and I bailed."
The singer described the immediate aftermath with chilling clarity. "You're never supposed to bail, even if you slip, you're supposed to keep going. I bailed (and) fell on my head and I heard a crack and I was just like, oh s***. I felt a huge heat in my neck and I was just thinking in my head like damn, what just happened? Did my life just end?"
Derulo, who was just 24 at the time, revealed that his mother had driven him to rehearsals and was waiting in the car. She ended up transporting him to hospital, with Derulo experiencing "excruciating pain" during the journey. "Every single bump that she's going on is like hell on earth," he recalled. "I've never felt so many bumps in my life."
The Devastating Diagnosis and Recovery
Medical examinations revealed the severity of the injury. "The doctor comes and says 'You have a hangman's break,'" Derulo recounted. "Which is the same break that happens when you get hung and this could have been way worse, and you're going to be down for seven months and kiss your tour goodbye."
The diagnosis forced Derulo to cancel his entire tour, creating significant uncertainty during what was still the early phase of his career. "I didn't know what the rest of my life was gonna look like," he admitted. "I didn't know whether I could take that kind of time off. This was pretty early in my career. This was after my second album."
Finding Purpose in Recovery
During his seven-month recovery period, Derulo established a rigorous daily routine to maintain his mental health and creative momentum. "I created a routine for myself for me not to get down on myself," he explained.
His structured approach included:
- Morning treadmill walks for 40 minutes
- Nine to twelve hours daily in the recording studio
- Consistent meal and sleep schedules
- Repeating this pattern every single day
This disciplined period of recovery and creativity appears to have laid the foundation for Derulo's current artistic transformation. The singer's decision to retire his "wild persona" represents not just a career shift, but a personal evolution shaped by profound physical and emotional challenges.
As Derulo prepares for his London performance this Saturday, fans will witness what he describes as the "last bow" for the version of the artist they've known for years, while anticipating the "completely different" direction his music will take in the future.
