It was during a 1997 tour that DMC became unglued, going as far as to consider suicide. Run-D.M.C. was going through creative differences and DMC was dealing with spasmodic dysphonia, a voice disorder characterized by involuntary movements of the larynx's muscles. A song he heard on the radio, Sarah McLachlan's Angel, saved him. The song touched DMC and made him reconsider his life and career. He spent the next few years considering different solo projects before settling on an autobiography. While researching his early years, his mother told DMC for the first time that he was adopted. The shocking news was the beginning of a quest for the rapper and soon he was working with the VH1 network on a documentary chronicling his search for his birthmother. His life was shaken again in 2002 when Jam Master Jay was senselessly murdered in a studio session in Queens, ending Run-D.M.C. DMC's solo career would soon take shape and recording sessions with members of Buckcherry, Aerosmith, and the Cars were soon underway. DMC's musical savior, Sarah McLachlan, also appeared on his solo debut, Checks Thugs and Rock N Roll. The album appeared in 2006 as VH1 was premiering #DMC: My Adoption Journey. ~ David Jeffries, Rovi